Giving Zakah to the Disbeliever from Among Those Whose Hearts Are to Be Reconciled
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to give zakah to a disbeliever on the basis that he is from among those whose hearts are to be reconciled?
Answer:
The one who gives for the purpose of reconciliation is the Imam, the Imam of the Muslims. It is not for every individual to reconcile people; this is within the authority of the Imam of the Muslims. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to give zakah to a disbeliever on the basis that he is from among those whose hearts are to be reconciled?
Answer:
The one who gives for the purpose of reconciliation is the Imam, the Imam of the Muslims. It is not for every individual to reconcile people; this is within the authority of the Imam of the Muslims. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تحريم قتل الصيد وضمانه بنظيره — islamhouse.com (1:02:00)
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