The ruling on giving zakah to a single individual so that he becomes wealthy
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. A group of people give zakah every year and give it to a cousin of theirs, and the whole family includes him in their zakah the following year. Then they gather the next year and give it to someone else. All the zakah goes to the tribe or the family. Is this not permissible?
The Shaykh : It is permissible from the perspective of legal rulings, meaning it is permissible to give zakah to a person who is sufficient for a year, but from the customary and ordinary perspective, it is not recommended.
The questioner : A large amount of money is given to him, which he can use to buy, and his father buys a farm and so on, so he becomes a merchant and they include him in their zakah the following year.
The Shaykh : Meaning, they give him more than what is necessary.
The questioner : Ready.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. A poor person is not given more than his provisions. Meaning, if we estimate that this man’s provisions are one thousand riyals per month, how much do we give him?
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : Twelve thousand; we do not give more. Is this custom present among you?
The questioner : Yes, if some people, if some people have it.
The Shaykh : Real estate, so that they can include him in their zakah the following year.
The questioner : They give him all the zakah of the family, all the merchants in the family in the tribe. Yes. They collect it and give it to one of the poor, and the following year they include him in their zakah.
The Shaykh : No, it is not that he pays zakah, but they give him money to buy real estate and everything.
The questioner : No, it is a common question, our Shaykh. It means everyone is forced, even the one who does not mention it mentions it. No, what is it?
The Shaykh : Meaning, a tax, meaning.
The Shaykh : It is permissible from the perspective of legal rulings, meaning it is permissible to give zakah to a person who is sufficient for a year, but from the customary and ordinary perspective, it is not recommended.
The questioner : A large amount of money is given to him, which he can use to buy, and his father buys a farm and so on, so he becomes a merchant and they include him in their zakah the following year.
The Shaykh : Meaning, they give him more than what is necessary.
The questioner : Ready.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. A poor person is not given more than his provisions. Meaning, if we estimate that this man’s provisions are one thousand riyals per month, how much do we give him?
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : Twelve thousand; we do not give more. Is this custom present among you?
The questioner : Yes, if some people, if some people have it.
The Shaykh : Real estate, so that they can include him in their zakah the following year.
The questioner : They give him all the zakah of the family, all the merchants in the family in the tribe. Yes. They collect it and give it to one of the poor, and the following year they include him in their zakah.
The Shaykh : No, it is not that he pays zakah, but they give him money to buy real estate and everything.
The questioner : No, it is a common question, our Shaykh. It means everyone is forced, even the one who does not mention it mentions it. No, what is it?
The Shaykh : Meaning, a tax, meaning.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [4854] حكم إخراج الزكاة لفرد واحد ليحصل له الغنى - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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