The Ruling on a Wealthy Person Seeking Zakah
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Question:
Some people have become wealthy, and all praise is due to Allah, yet they continue to seek zakah. What is the ruling on this action of theirs?
Answer:
It is forbidden. If he has enough to meet his needs, then asking for it is forbidden, and zakah is not permissible for him, because zakah is for the poor, not for the rich. The rich person is the one who has enough to meet his needs for the year; that is the rich person. It is not meant by "rich" that he has millions or billions. No, the one who has enough to meet his needs is rich, and zakah is not permissible for him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Some people have become wealthy, and all praise is due to Allah, yet they continue to seek zakah. What is the ruling on this action of theirs?
Answer:
It is forbidden. If he has enough to meet his needs, then asking for it is forbidden, and zakah is not permissible for him, because zakah is for the poor, not for the rich. The rich person is the one who has enough to meet his needs for the year; that is the rich person. It is not meant by "rich" that he has millions or billions. No, the one who has enough to meet his needs is rich, and zakah is not permissible for him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/185 — archive.org (11:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.