Many of the brothers who reside in Saudi Arabia from outside the country have become accustomed to sending their zakah to their home countries, because I believe that they
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The questioner : Many of the brothers who reside in Saudi Arabia from outside the country have become accustomed to sending their zakah to their home countries, because they believe they know people there who are eligible to receive it, or that they want to do good with it for those they know there?
The Shaykh : In any case, no one should be favored with zakah. One should not make favoritism the goal in it, saying, "These are the people of my homeland, so I will do more good for them than for the people of this country."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, it is obligatory to consider what is most beneficial in it, because it is not money in which you are free to dispose as you wish; rather, it is specific money with specific recipients.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, you must consider in this what is most beneficial, most useful, most deserving, and most entitled.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It appears to me that those who send it to their home countries from among those in Saudi Arabia are considering two things. The first is the severity of need in their home countries, which is usually the case.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : They are in greater need than the Saudis, for, praise be to Allah, there is much wealth among them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The second thing is that they know the eligible recipients in their home countries better than they know them in Saudi Arabia, because they do not know the people in Saudi Arabia.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : In any case, no one should be favored with zakah. One should not make favoritism the goal in it, saying, "These are the people of my homeland, so I will do more good for them than for the people of this country."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, it is obligatory to consider what is most beneficial in it, because it is not money in which you are free to dispose as you wish; rather, it is specific money with specific recipients.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, you must consider in this what is most beneficial, most useful, most deserving, and most entitled.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It appears to me that those who send it to their home countries from among those in Saudi Arabia are considering two things. The first is the severity of need in their home countries, which is usually the case.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : They are in greater need than the Saudis, for, praise be to Allah, there is much wealth among them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The second thing is that they know the eligible recipients in their home countries better than they know them in Saudi Arabia, because they do not know the people in Saudi Arabia.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is a message we received from the listener 'Abd al-Muhsin 'Abd Allah al-Burayhim. He says, "I am one of the admirers of this program and its followers. I offer my thanks and gratitude to all the scholars who answer the listeners' religious and social inquiries. I also thank you for preparing this program. He says, since I have a problem that is on my mind, where