Paying Zakah to the Ruler or Distributing It Oneself
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it a condition for the validity of zakah that it be given to the ruler, or is it permissible for a person to distribute it himself?
Answer:
If the ruler asks for it, it is obligatory to pay it to him. If he does not ask for it, then you distribute it yourself. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it a condition for the validity of zakah that it be given to the ruler, or is it permissible for a person to distribute it himself?
Answer:
If the ruler asks for it, it is obligatory to pay it to him. If he does not ask for it, then you distribute it yourself. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (1:04:41)
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