And every person is in charge of distributing charity, so is it permissible for him to take from it if he is among those entitled to charity?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is appointed as an agent to distribute charity, and the agent himself is among those entitled to charity, is it permissible for him to take from it according to his need, and he is shy to ask permission from the one who appointed him?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to take for himself. This is an agent, and an agent does not take for himself except with the permission of the one who appointed him, because the one who appointed him ordered him to pay it to others, and because if he takes from it, he becomes suspected. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is appointed as an agent to distribute charity, and the agent himself is among those entitled to charity, is it permissible for him to take from it according to his need, and he is shy to ask permission from the one who appointed him?
Answer:
It is not permissible for him to take for himself. This is an agent, and an agent does not take for himself except with the permission of the one who appointed him, because the one who appointed him ordered him to pay it to others, and because if he takes from it, he becomes suspected. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [463 /641] وكل شخص على توزيع الصدقة فهل له أن يأخذ منها إذا كان هو من أهل الصدقة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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