Is it permissible for the association that collects zakah to take from it, since they are among those who work on it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In our country, there are some groups that take zakah from people, and then they take a portion of it, claiming that they are among those who work on it, as their wage, or as rent for their shops?
Answer:
And the agencies. They do not take from the zakah, and they say: We are the workers, the workers appointed by the Imam. The one the Imam appoints is the worker; the one the Imam sends is the worker. As for them, they appoint themselves, not the Imam, and this is not valid. Yes. It is his wealth, and he gives them [permission] to ask. Ask about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Caliphs after him. The one the Imam appoints to collect the zakah is the one who takes from it in exchange for his work. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In our country, there are some groups that take zakah from people, and then they take a portion of it, claiming that they are among those who work on it, as their wage, or as rent for their shops?
Answer:
And the agencies. They do not take from the zakah, and they say: We are the workers, the workers appointed by the Imam. The one the Imam appoints is the worker; the one the Imam sends is the worker. As for them, they appoint themselves, not the Imam, and this is not valid. Yes. It is his wealth, and he gives them [permission] to ask. Ask about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Caliphs after him. The one the Imam appoints to collect the zakah is the one who takes from it in exchange for his work. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 696- هل يجوز للجمعية التي تجمع الزكاة؛ الأخذ منها لأنهم من العاملين عليها|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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