What is the criterion for giving zakah to a disbeliever, and how do we know who is expected to embrace Islam and who is not?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for giving zakah to a disbeliever, and how do we know who is expected to embrace Islam and who is not?
Answer:
This is not for you; this is for the one in authority. The one in authority is the one who gives zakah to those whose hearts are to be reconciled. As for individual people, they do not fall under this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for giving zakah to a disbeliever, and how do we know who is expected to embrace Islam and who is not?
Answer:
This is not for you; this is for the one in authority. The one in authority is the one who gives zakah to those whose hearts are to be reconciled. As for individual people, they do not fall under this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [713 -2802] ما الضابط في دفع الزكاة للكافر، وكيف نعرف مَن يُرجى إسلامهُ مِمَّن لا يُرجى؟ — youtube.com
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