Do the young men who collect the money count as those who work on it and are entitled to a share?
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The questioner : The transcription of the da'wah workers: is it the same ruling?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The transcription of the da'wah workers?
The Shaykh : It is the same ruling, yes.
Another questioner : Regarding zakah.
The questioner: Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the fact that the state does not currently collect zakah, some young men have volunteered to use their spare time to collect zakah. Do they count as those who work on it, such that they can spend from it on themselves, even though they are not in need of it?
The Shaykh : This is also similar to the word "volunteering." You say they volunteer and donate.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So how do they take it?
-- Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : They are collecting the money.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : They are collecting the money.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : The young men...
The Shaykh : Do you know that they are volunteering for this?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : They are not being paid?
The Shaykh : They are not being paid. However, if they are assigned this task, and the officials, as is the reality in some Arab Islamic countries, take from the state's funds and give to these people, that is a different discussion. But if I collect the money and then allocate a portion of this money to myself, as those who collect money for building mosques do, and this has become a profitable profession; this is what we see as permissible.
The questioner : Okay; I traveled for the sake of these poor people, I collected money, or the money came to me like this without collecting...?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I know people in such and such a place who need to travel, and they need to incur a loss—for example, I need to take a car, go around, and sleep in such and such a place in order to search for them and give each one his right. Is it permissible for me to take a part of this money?
The Shaykh : If you take what you spent.
The questioner : What you spent, yes.
The Shaykh : You are compensated for what you spent, there is no objection. Otherwise, the previous statement applies.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The transcription of the da'wah workers?
The Shaykh : It is the same ruling, yes.
Another questioner : Regarding zakah.
The questioner: Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the fact that the state does not currently collect zakah, some young men have volunteered to use their spare time to collect zakah. Do they count as those who work on it, such that they can spend from it on themselves, even though they are not in need of it?
The Shaykh : This is also similar to the word "volunteering." You say they volunteer and donate.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So how do they take it?
-- Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : They are collecting the money.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : They are collecting the money.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : The young men...
The Shaykh : Do you know that they are volunteering for this?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : They are not being paid?
The Shaykh : They are not being paid. However, if they are assigned this task, and the officials, as is the reality in some Arab Islamic countries, take from the state's funds and give to these people, that is a different discussion. But if I collect the money and then allocate a portion of this money to myself, as those who collect money for building mosques do, and this has become a profitable profession; this is what we see as permissible.
The questioner : Okay; I traveled for the sake of these poor people, I collected money, or the money came to me like this without collecting...?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I know people in such and such a place who need to travel, and they need to incur a loss—for example, I need to take a car, go around, and sleep in such and such a place in order to search for them and give each one his right. Is it permissible for me to take a part of this money?
The Shaykh : If you take what you spent.
The questioner : What you spent, yes.
The Shaykh : You are compensated for what you spent, there is no objection. Otherwise, the previous statement applies.
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