Buying food and clothing with zakah and distributing it to the poor
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person has zakah due on his wealth. Is it permissible for him to buy food and clothing for the poor with this zakah, and then distribute it to them?
Answer:
If the poor are not skilled in managing their affairs, yes, he should give it to them in kind, because that is more beneficial for them. But if they are skilled in managing their affairs, or if they have a guardian or agent who is skilled in managing their affairs, he should give it to them in money. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person has zakah due on his wealth. Is it permissible for him to buy food and clothing for the poor with this zakah, and then distribute it to them?
Answer:
If the poor are not skilled in managing their affairs, yes, he should give it to them in kind, because that is more beneficial for them. But if they are skilled in managing their affairs, or if they have a guardian or agent who is skilled in managing their affairs, he should give it to them in money. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 53 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/صوت المعازف/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:31)
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