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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The limit of the poor person who is given from the zakah

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the limit of the poor person who is given from the zakah?

Answer:
The one whose income is not sufficient for him is poor, and the one whose income is sufficient for him is rich and does not deserve the zakah.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (1:06:18)

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