The agent taking for himself from charity while he is in need
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I went to a person and told him that there is a person in need, because… that there is a person in need and poor, and I mean by that needy person myself. Is it permissible for me to take from this charity that he gave me?
The Shaykh:
No, because you are his agent in this matter; you give it to the person you mentioned. You are an agent now, and you do not act as an agent for yourself; rather, you act as an agent for another. You must inform the owner of the money, saying, “I am the one who is in need.” If he gives you permission, there is no harm in you taking it. Do you take it on the basis of agency, giving it to yourself?
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I went to a person and told him that there is a person in need, because… that there is a person in need and poor, and I mean by that needy person myself. Is it permissible for me to take from this charity that he gave me?
The Shaykh:
No, because you are his agent in this matter; you give it to the person you mentioned. You are an agent now, and you do not act as an agent for yourself; rather, you act as an agent for another. You must inform the owner of the money, saying, “I am the one who is in need.” If he gives you permission, there is no harm in you taking it. Do you take it on the basis of agency, giving it to yourself?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/104 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:10:53)
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