When some workers are tasked with collecting zakah, they require that they take a portion of it; what is the ruling?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some charitable organizations, when some workers are tasked with collecting zakah, they require that they take a portion of it. Is that permissible for them?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is not permissible. He is not one of the workers on it. The worker on it is the one whom the authority appoints to collect and gather it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some charitable organizations, when some workers are tasked with collecting zakah, they require that they take a portion of it. Is that permissible for them?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is not permissible. He is not one of the workers on it. The worker on it is the one whom the authority appoints to collect and gather it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1039 -3022] عندما يكلف بعض العاملين بجمع الزكاة يشترط أن يأخذ قسماً منها، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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