Is the obligation discharged by giving zakah to a foreign cleaning worker without asking whether he is a Muslim or a disbeliever?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I gave zakat al-fitr to one of the workers, a cleaning worker, and I do not know whether he is a Muslim or a disbeliever. Is there anything required of me in this?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to give it to him when you do not know whether he is a Muslim or a disbeliever. You make it up if you find out that he is a Muslim and give it to him. As for giving it to a disbeliever, it is not valid.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I gave zakat al-fitr to one of the workers, a cleaning worker, and I do not know whether he is a Muslim or a disbeliever. Is there anything required of me in this?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to give it to him when you do not know whether he is a Muslim or a disbeliever. You make it up if you find out that he is a Muslim and give it to him. As for giving it to a disbeliever, it is not valid.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [704\ 3436] هل تبرأ الذمة بإعطاء الزكاة لعامل النظافة الأجنبي دون السؤال إن كان مسلما أو كافرا — youtube.com
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