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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the recipient required to ask whether it is from zakah or from voluntary charity?

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Question : Is the recipient required to ask whether it is from zakah or from voluntary charity?

Answer : He is not required to ask if he is among those eligible for zakah; he is not required to ask. But if he is not among those eligible for zakah, yet the giver thinks he is, then he should ask.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2771 - هل يلزم للآخذ أن يسأل أهذه من الزكاة أو من الصدقة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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