Is it permissible to give zakah to someone who does not accept it as sadaqah?
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Question : May Allah reward you. He asks: Is it permissible to give it as sadaqah?
Answer : If he does not accept the zakah, and you give it to him and say, “This is your zakah, so-and-so,” and he says, “I do not accept zakah; it is for you as sadaqah,” is that permissible or not? It is permissible, and it becomes sadaqah, and you do not count it as zakah. Do you understand? Good. Yes.
Answer : If he does not accept the zakah, and you give it to him and say, “This is your zakah, so-and-so,” and he says, “I do not accept zakah; it is for you as sadaqah,” is that permissible or not? It is permissible, and it becomes sadaqah, and you do not count it as zakah. Do you understand? Good. Yes.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1417هـ - 10 — binothaimeen.net (18:22)
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