Details of Delegating the Distribution of Charities
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Question:
Allah, I am giving you these general characteristics now. The charity, or the disbeliever, is the entire entity that receives it. However, if, for example, one of the officials in the charitable organizations gives the money to a specific entity, he is not the one specifically delegated; rather, he is delegated as the charitable entity as a whole.
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If it is the ruler of the country, the head of the court, or the head of the committee who disburses it: the ruler of the country delegates someone to distribute the charity. The committee, or the head of the committee, if it is a distribution committee, participates with the committee and they distribute the charity in their hands according to the circumstances, as the issues differ. The obligatory and intended course is to follow custom in this matter. The situation is clear: it is known that the ruler is the one who will distribute it himself. The ruler gives it from the litigation, and the judge is the one who will distribute it. So if the judge gives it, or the ruler gives it, or the like, it means he provides the litigation and distributes it. Likewise, if there is a specific committee for this matter, the body distributes according to the custom it follows. It seeks out the homes of the weak, it seeks out poor individuals, and it considers who to distribute it to among the trustworthy ones.
Allah, I am giving you these general characteristics now. The charity, or the disbeliever, is the entire entity that receives it. However, if, for example, one of the officials in the charitable organizations gives the money to a specific entity, he is not the one specifically delegated; rather, he is delegated as the charitable entity as a whole.
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If it is the ruler of the country, the head of the court, or the head of the committee who disburses it: the ruler of the country delegates someone to distribute the charity. The committee, or the head of the committee, if it is a distribution committee, participates with the committee and they distribute the charity in their hands according to the circumstances, as the issues differ. The obligatory and intended course is to follow custom in this matter. The situation is clear: it is known that the ruler is the one who will distribute it himself. The ruler gives it from the litigation, and the judge is the one who will distribute it. So if the judge gives it, or the ruler gives it, or the like, it means he provides the litigation and distributes it. Likewise, if there is a specific committee for this matter, the body distributes according to the custom it follows. It seeks out the homes of the weak, it seeks out poor individuals, and it considers who to distribute it to among the trustworthy ones.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب الشركة والوكالة — islamhouse.com (9:53)
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