The agent taking from the zakah for himself
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Question:
A questioner says: A person was given an amount of zakah to spend on its recipients, and he needed the money because he is poor. Does he consider himself eligible for the zakah? And does he inform the owner of the zakah?
Answer:
This is not permissible for him. He is an agent and a trustee, and he does not take anything from it for himself except with the permission of the one who gives the zakah. If the one who gives the zakah permits him, he takes after his permission. As for taking it and saying, "I will ask for permission," no, this is not permissible for him, because he is an agent, and an agent is a trustee who does not take for himself, nor does he take for his relatives whose testimony he is not qualified to give. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says: A person was given an amount of zakah to spend on its recipients, and he needed the money because he is poor. Does he consider himself eligible for the zakah? And does he inform the owner of the zakah?
Answer:
This is not permissible for him. He is an agent and a trustee, and he does not take anything from it for himself except with the permission of the one who gives the zakah. If the one who gives the zakah permits him, he takes after his permission. As for taking it and saying, "I will ask for permission," no, this is not permissible for him, because he is an agent, and an agent is a trustee who does not take for himself, nor does he take for his relatives whose testimony he is not qualified to give. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (47:39)
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