The Agent in the Distribution of Zakah and the One Who Works on It
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Question:
A wealthy man sent his zakah to a person and said, “Distribute it as you see fit.” Does this agent count as one of those who work on the zakah and is thus entitled to a share of it?
Answer:
No, this is an agent. The one who works on the zakah is the one sent by the authority; it is the authority that sends the workers and the collectors. This is within the authority’s jurisdiction. As for anyone else, he is an agent who carries out what the principal has told him to do. Yes.
A wealthy man sent his zakah to a person and said, “Distribute it as you see fit.” Does this agent count as one of those who work on the zakah and is thus entitled to a share of it?
Answer:
No, this is an agent. The one who works on the zakah is the one sent by the authority; it is the authority that sends the workers and the collectors. This is within the authority’s jurisdiction. As for anyone else, he is an agent who carries out what the principal has told him to do. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/264 — archive.org (7:58)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.