The Ruling on Giving Zakah to Associations
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Question:
The questioner says: Is it permissible to give zakah to a beneficiary of social security or to one who has a debt? And is it permissible to give it to an orphanage or any charitable association?
Answer:
You do not discharge your obligation regarding zakah unless you pay it to its rightful recipient or to his agent. If you do not know the needy, you should select one person in whom you have confidence and hand the zakah to him to deliver it to the needy on your behalf. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
The questioner says: Is it permissible to give zakah to a beneficiary of social security or to one who has a debt? And is it permissible to give it to an orphanage or any charitable association?
Answer:
You do not discharge your obligation regarding zakah unless you pay it to its rightful recipient or to his agent. If you do not know the needy, you should select one person in whom you have confidence and hand the zakah to him to deliver it to the needy on your behalf. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7489 — youtube.com (16:29)
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