The Ruling on the Agent Taking from the Zakah Given to Him for His Brothers
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Question:
Abu 'Umar from Riyadh says: Shaykh, my financial situation is modest, but my aunt gave me an amount of zakah and said it was for you and your siblings. Is it permissible, Shaykh, for me to take this zakah, or to take some of it, or not? Knowing that I have a brother who is suffering from a difficult illness and is currently working, is it permissible for me, Shaykh, to treat him with this amount?
Answer:
If your aunt told you that it is for your siblings, then you are their agent to pay it to them, and it is not permissible for you to take anything from it; because you are the agent for delivering it to them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, may Allah bless you
Abu 'Umar from Riyadh says: Shaykh, my financial situation is modest, but my aunt gave me an amount of zakah and said it was for you and your siblings. Is it permissible, Shaykh, for me to take this zakah, or to take some of it, or not? Knowing that I have a brother who is suffering from a difficult illness and is currently working, is it permissible for me, Shaykh, to treat him with this amount?
Answer:
If your aunt told you that it is for your siblings, then you are their agent to pay it to them, and it is not permissible for you to take anything from it; because you are the agent for delivering it to them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, may Allah bless you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/185 — archive.org (12:28)
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