Do the eight categories of zakah recipients have a priority order?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding the eight categories of zakah, is there a priority?
The Shaykh:
The recipients of zakah. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, he says: Is there a priority in giving one of them before the others, or are they all equal in this regard?
The Shaykh:
There is no preference for one over the others, but one starts with the poor and the needy, and those who are given to become owners, starting with them. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding the eight categories of zakah, is there a priority?
The Shaykh:
The recipients of zakah. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, he says: Is there a priority in giving one of them before the others, or are they all equal in this regard?
The Shaykh:
There is no preference for one over the others, but one starts with the poor and the needy, and those who are given to become owners, starting with them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [707\ 3436] هل أصناف أهل الزكاة الثمانية يقدم بعضها على بعض؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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