Is it permissible to give zakah to a student of knowledge so that he can buy books and references with it?
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The questioner : Regarding the student of knowledge, he naturally needs references and books. Is it permissible for me, when in reality I do not need zakah but I need sources for books, to take from the zakah funds to obtain references and the like?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, except according to the opinion of Sayyid Hasan Khan, who holds that giving charity to students of knowledge, even if they are wealthy, is permissible, considering them as those who work on zakah. I find this unlikely and do not accept it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is not permissible.
The questioner : If a man took money, should he return it?
The Shaykh : This goes back to a previous discussion: if he took it without knowledge and conviction, he must return it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : These two are fighting, O Abu 'Abdullah.
The student : I pointed it out to them and said, "Lower your voices, it is being recorded again." Then Abu Hamzah came.
The Shaykh : And what is the benefit? It is all in the Sufi style, meaning that the one closest to the Shaykh, even if inside the car...
Yes, anyone else?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, except according to the opinion of Sayyid Hasan Khan, who holds that giving charity to students of knowledge, even if they are wealthy, is permissible, considering them as those who work on zakah. I find this unlikely and do not accept it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is not permissible.
The questioner : If a man took money, should he return it?
The Shaykh : This goes back to a previous discussion: if he took it without knowledge and conviction, he must return it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : These two are fighting, O Abu 'Abdullah.
The student : I pointed it out to them and said, "Lower your voices, it is being recorded again." Then Abu Hamzah came.
The Shaykh : And what is the benefit? It is all in the Sufi style, meaning that the one closest to the Shaykh, even if inside the car...
Yes, anyone else?
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