Prioritizing Some of the Eight Categories of Zakah Over Others
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Question:
The questioner asks: O Shaykh, regarding the eight categories, is some of them prioritized over others?
Answer:
It is according to need and according to benefit. It is according to need and according to benefit. The most appropriate are the poor Muslims; they are the ones who are prioritized. Sometimes there is a need for reconciliation, and the benefit requires that. There may be a need for the traveler due to their dire necessity for their mounts and the fear of their perishing. However, the one giving zakah considers what is most appropriate, then what is most beneficial, then what is most important. Yes.
The questioner asks: O Shaykh, regarding the eight categories, is some of them prioritized over others?
Answer:
It is according to need and according to benefit. It is according to need and according to benefit. The most appropriate are the poor Muslims; they are the ones who are prioritized. Sometimes there is a need for reconciliation, and the benefit requires that. There may be a need for the traveler due to their dire necessity for their mounts and the fear of their perishing. However, the one giving zakah considers what is most appropriate, then what is most beneficial, then what is most important. Yes.
Source
التعليق على كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد الذي هو حق الله على العبيد_04 — islamhouse.com (37:48)
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