The Entitlement of Sanitation Workers to Zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it correct, may Allah preserve you, that sanitation workers are entitled to zakah in all circumstances?
Answer:
If they are Muslims and their salary is insufficient to meet their needs, they are entitled to zakah, just like other poor Muslims. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it correct, may Allah preserve you, that sanitation workers are entitled to zakah in all circumstances?
Answer:
If they are Muslims and their salary is insufficient to meet their needs, they are entitled to zakah, just like other poor Muslims. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (58:45)
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