The poor agent taking from the zakah he was entrusted to distribute
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A person entrusted me with distributing his zakah to the poor, and I am poor. Is it permissible for me to take from this zakah?
Answer:
If he gave you permission to take, then take. But if he did not give permission, do not take. You are a trustee, and a trustee does not take anything for himself except with the permission of the one who appointed him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A person entrusted me with distributing his zakah to the poor, and I am poor. Is it permissible for me to take from this zakah?
Answer:
If he gave you permission to take, then take. But if he did not give permission, do not take. You are a trustee, and a trustee does not take anything for himself except with the permission of the one who appointed him.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الصلح عن دم العمد بأكثر من الدية وأقل — islamhouse.com (1:00:37)
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