Issue: A poor man was given from zakah what suffices him for a year, then Allah made him wealthy. Is it obligatory for him to return what was given to him?
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The Shaykh : Now, this is a poor man whom we gave zakah for a period of one year, then Allah made him wealthy during that year. Is it obligatory for him to return what we gave him?
A man whose need we estimated at six thousand riyals, so we gave him six thousand riyals. During the year, a relative of his died and he inherited his wealth, becoming self-sufficient and no longer in need of the money we gave him. Is it obligatory for him to return this money?
No, it is not obligatory. Why? Because he owned it when we gave it to him; he owned it.
A man whose need we estimated at six thousand riyals, so we gave him six thousand riyals. During the year, a relative of his died and he inherited his wealth, becoming self-sufficient and no longer in need of the money we gave him. Is it obligatory for him to return this money?
No, it is not obligatory. Why? Because he owned it when we gave it to him; he owned it.