The ruling on one who gives his zakah to a person who returns it to him as his own zakah
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The questioner : The questioner says: Two women who are both obligated to pay zakah agreed that each of them would give her zakah to the other.
The Shaykh : It appears that this is not permissible if there is a mutual agreement. However, if there is no mutual agreement, and if both of these women are subject to zakah, then it is permissible for one of them to give her zakah to the other. The analogy for this is a man who is owed dirhams by a person, and that person is poor. It is permissible for the creditor to give his zakah to this poor person, even though it is possible that this poor person will return this money to him as payment for the debt he owes. But if that happens by agreement with the creditor, then that is… I do not find… Is this issue clear or not? Yes.
The Shaykh : It appears that this is not permissible if there is a mutual agreement. However, if there is no mutual agreement, and if both of these women are subject to zakah, then it is permissible for one of them to give her zakah to the other. The analogy for this is a man who is owed dirhams by a person, and that person is poor. It is permissible for the creditor to give his zakah to this poor person, even though it is possible that this poor person will return this money to him as payment for the debt he owes. But if that happens by agreement with the creditor, then that is… I do not find… Is this issue clear or not? Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[122 من 145] حكم من يعطي زكاته لشخص وهو يردها له زكاة عليه -الشيخ ابن عثيمين -مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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