Is it permissible for a person entrusted with distributing the zakah of another to take some of it for himself, given that he is among those to whom zakah is obligatory?
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Question:
The questioner says: A person entrusted me with distributing zakah to those who are eligible for it. What is the ruling for the agent if he takes some of it, and he is among the eight categories?
Answer:
The agent does not take anything for himself except with the permission of the one who appointed him. So you must distribute the zakah to the poor, and you must not take anything from it unless the one who appointed you gave you permission, saying, "Take some for yourself."
The questioner says: A person entrusted me with distributing zakah to those who are eligible for it. What is the ruling for the agent if he takes some of it, and he is among the eight categories?
Answer:
The agent does not take anything for himself except with the permission of the one who appointed him. So you must distribute the zakah to the poor, and you must not take anything from it unless the one who appointed you gave you permission, saying, "Take some for yourself."
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لمن وكل بإخراج زكاة شخص ما أن يأخذ شيئا منها لأنه ممن تجب لهم الزكاة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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