Informing the recipient that the money is zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it prescribed to inform the person who is given zakah that it is zakah?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If it is his custom to take zakah, do not inform him. But if taking zakah is not his custom, then inform him that it is zakah.
Honorable Shaykh, is it prescribed to inform the person who is given zakah that it is zakah?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If it is his custom to take zakah, do not inform him. But if taking zakah is not his custom, then inform him that it is zakah.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب النفقات — islamhouse.com (1:01:43)
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