Is it permissible to pay zakah for the care of orphans through charitable organizations?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on paying zakah for the care of orphans through charitable organizations?
Answer:
Paying zakah to the guardian of orphans, if they are poor, is permissible, provided it is known that they are poor and it is paid to their guardian; there is no harm in that. This is a category for the poor among the categories of zakah. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on paying zakah for the care of orphans through charitable organizations?
Answer:
Paying zakah to the guardian of orphans, if they are poor, is permissible, provided it is known that they are poor and it is paid to their guardian; there is no harm in that. This is a category for the poor among the categories of zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 108 هل يجوز دفع الزكاة لكفالة الأيتام لدى الجمعيات الخيرية؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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