Is it permissible for the agent to take from the zakah money?
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Question:
This questioner says: A person gave me zakah to distribute, and I am poor. Am I poor? Is it my right to take something from it?
Answer:
No, it is not your right to take from it except with the permission of its owner. You inform him that you are poor and that you are eligible, and if he gives you permission, you take from it. But if you take without his permission, he did not give it to you for yourself; he gave it to you to deliver it to those in need. Yes, and the agent does not take anything for himself; the agent does not take anything for himself.
This questioner says: A person gave me zakah to distribute, and I am poor. Am I poor? Is it my right to take something from it?
Answer:
No, it is not your right to take from it except with the permission of its owner. You inform him that you are poor and that you are eligible, and if he gives you permission, you take from it. But if you take without his permission, he did not give it to you for yourself; he gave it to you to deliver it to those in need. Yes, and the agent does not take anything for himself; the agent does not take anything for himself.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للوكيل الأخذ من مال الزكاة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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