The Ruling on Paying Zakah to the Head of the Tribe
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Question:
The issue of the army in some of the brothers from this country is that they open up the zakah in the army of the tribe, guiding it from those who work on it from their tribe, and some of the heads of the tribes take some of this zakah and put the rest in the global fund that the state uses for some of the people. Some of the heads of the tribes remain as a community that collects the zakah to the head of the tribe, and he knows that they do not trust it. It is necessary that he himself delivers it to those who work on it.
Answer:
If the head of the tribe has been authorized by the one in authority to collect the zakah, then the obligation is discharged by paying it to him. However, if he knows that he takes from it, it is not permissible to pay it to him. Yes.
The issue of the army in some of the brothers from this country is that they open up the zakah in the army of the tribe, guiding it from those who work on it from their tribe, and some of the heads of the tribes take some of this zakah and put the rest in the global fund that the state uses for some of the people. Some of the heads of the tribes remain as a community that collects the zakah to the head of the tribe, and he knows that they do not trust it. It is necessary that he himself delivers it to those who work on it.
Answer:
If the head of the tribe has been authorized by the one in authority to collect the zakah, then the obligation is discharged by paying it to him. However, if he knows that he takes from it, it is not permissible to pay it to him. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب صدقة التطوع — islamhouse.com (1:08:58)
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