I transferred zakat al-mal to one of the poor, then it was stolen from him after he received it. Do I have to compensate for this zakat?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I transferred zakat al-mal to one of the poor outside this country. I transferred it to him, and he received it. He called me and said that it was stolen from him after he received it. His question is: Do I have to compensate for this zakat?
Answer:
No, as long as he received it, as long as he received it, your obligation is discharged. It is he who lost what was his, not you. But if you want to help him as a form of assistance, that is a good thing. However, it is not obligatory.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I transferred zakat al-mal to one of the poor outside this country. I transferred it to him, and he received it. He called me and said that it was stolen from him after he received it. His question is: Do I have to compensate for this zakat?
Answer:
No, as long as he received it, as long as he received it, your obligation is discharged. It is he who lost what was his, not you. But if you want to help him as a form of assistance, that is a good thing. However, it is not obligatory.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [931 -939] حولت لأحد المساكين زكاة مال، ثم سرقت منه بعد أن استلمها فهل أغرم هذه الزكاة؟ - الفوزان — youtube.com
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