Are domestic workers given from the zakah?
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Question : A woman asks: Are domestic workers given from the zakah? I ask for an answer because of the need.
Answer : Yes, it is permissible to give domestic workers from the zakah if they have poor families. As for the domestic worker herself, she is wealthy because she eats with the household and has a salary. However, if there are needy poor families in her country, there is no harm in a person giving her from the zakah, because she is in need.
Answer : Yes, it is permissible to give domestic workers from the zakah if they have poor families. As for the domestic worker herself, she is wealthy because she eats with the household and has a salary. However, if there are needy poor families in her country, there is no harm in a person giving her from the zakah, because she is in need.
Source
اللقاءات الرمضانية لعام 1411هـ - 5 — binothaimeen.net (45:30)
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