The Ruling on Giving Zakah to a Female Servant and Her Husband
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Someone is asking on my behalf. He says: It is my custom to give my female servant and her husband my zakah every year. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is permissible if they are poor and Muslim. It is permissible on the condition that you do not count this as part of their salary, or give it to them to encourage them to work for you for your own benefit. That is not permissible. If you give it to them because of their poverty and need, there is nothing wrong with it. May Allah reward you with good.
May Allah reward you with good. Someone is asking on my behalf. He says: It is my custom to give my female servant and her husband my zakah every year. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is permissible if they are poor and Muslim. It is permissible on the condition that you do not count this as part of their salary, or give it to them to encourage them to work for you for your own benefit. That is not permissible. If you give it to them because of their poverty and need, there is nothing wrong with it. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/149 — archive.org (6:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.