Giving to beggars in the streets from zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioners in the streets and at the traffic lights say: Is it permissible for me to give them from the zakah if they appear to be poor?
Answer:
By Allah, one should be cautious with zakah. Give them charity other than zakah; give them voluntary charity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioners in the streets and at the traffic lights say: Is it permissible for me to give them from the zakah if they appear to be poor?
Answer:
By Allah, one should be cautious with zakah. Give them charity other than zakah; give them voluntary charity. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (1:12:54)
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