Paying Zakah to Poor Employees
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Question:
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to pay zakah to the employees working for me at the company?
Answer:
If they are poor Muslims, and you do not intend by paying it to them to encourage them to work for you, nor to count it as part of their wages, then there is no harm in doing so. They are like any other poor people. Yes.
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to pay zakah to the employees working for me at the company?
Answer:
If they are poor Muslims, and you do not intend by paying it to them to encourage them to work for you, nor to count it as part of their wages, then there is no harm in doing so. They are like any other poor people. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/182 — archive.org (9:24)
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