The minimum number for a collective obligation and the number of people to be given from the endowment
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The questioner:
Similarly, in another issue regarding the country, for one who cannot obtain it. This is the case, and there is no objection to limiting it to one of them in the context of zakah, though it is possible that less than that would not suffice, based on the opinion regarding zakah.
The Shaykh:
The apparent view is that it is three, meaning three individuals, because the minimum number for a collective is three. Yes.
Another questioner:
And a workshop.
The Shaykh:
According to the well-known view, though some hold that the minimum number for a collective is two. Yes.
Similarly, in another issue regarding the country, for one who cannot obtain it. This is the case, and there is no objection to limiting it to one of them in the context of zakah, though it is possible that less than that would not suffice, based on the opinion regarding zakah.
The Shaykh:
The apparent view is that it is three, meaning three individuals, because the minimum number for a collective is three. Yes.
Another questioner:
And a workshop.
The Shaykh:
According to the well-known view, though some hold that the minimum number for a collective is two. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 33 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الوقف|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:13)
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