Giving to a Poor Maid from Zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have a maid. Is it permissible for me to give her from my zakah if she is poor?
Answer:
Yes, if your intention is that she is poor, and your intention is not to encourage her to work for you, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have a maid. Is it permissible for me to give her from my zakah if she is poor?
Answer:
Yes, if your intention is that she is poor, and your intention is not to encourage her to work for you, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نهي المسافر أن يطرق أهله بقدومه ليلا — islamhouse.com (1:10:22)
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