Is the zakat al-fitr deducted from an employee's salary sufficient?
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The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, I am an employee, and the zakat al-fitr is deducted from my salary. Is that sufficient, or is it obligatory for me to pay it myself?
The Shaykh : If you have instructed them to do so and appointed them as your agents in this matter, there is no harm; otherwise, it is not permissible, because zakah requires an intention, so the one paying it must intend to pay it on his behalf. The session ends here. We ask Allah the Exalted to grant you forgiveness and well-being, and until we meet again, if Allah wills. May Allah's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.
The Shaykh : If you have instructed them to do so and appointed them as your agents in this matter, there is no harm; otherwise, it is not permissible, because zakah requires an intention, so the one paying it must intend to pay it on his behalf. The session ends here. We ask Allah the Exalted to grant you forgiveness and well-being, and until we meet again, if Allah wills. May Allah's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.
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دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1421هـ - 3 — binothaimeen.net (1:07:42)
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