To whom is the alms given at the end of Ramadan distributed?
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The questioner : Who are the recipients of this charity to whom it is distributed?
The Shaykh : First, the poor, as stated in the previous hadith:Sunan Abi Dawud 1609Hasan (Al-Albani) The term "the needy" in the language of the Shari'ah is broader than "the poor." A needy person may be a worker or a craftsman; that is, he is covered, and his livelihood is provided for day by day or month by month, but he is still in need. So this charity is given to him. And I say from another angle, if he is well-off within the limits of his family, he also pays the alms for himself. So the one to whom it is given is the needy, let alone the poor. That is the ruling.
The questioner : You mean that regarding the opinion of some jurists that it is distributed to the channels of zakah, this is incorrect?
The Shaykh : The channels of zakah apply to the annual zakah. As for this, the alms given at the end of Ramadan, what do we need to feed the treasury of the Muslims now? We have the poor and the needy who are in need of a coin. The alms given at the end of Ramadan is specifically for the needy, let alone the poor. As for those whose hearts are to be reconciled, as for the debtors, and as for these others, they have their share from the annual zakah, which is different.
The Shaykh : First, the poor, as stated in the previous hadith:
a purification of the fasting from empty and obscene talk and as food for the poor
طهرة للصائم من اللغو والرفث وطعمة للمساكينThe questioner : You mean that regarding the opinion of some jurists that it is distributed to the channels of zakah, this is incorrect?
The Shaykh : The channels of zakah apply to the annual zakah. As for this, the alms given at the end of Ramadan, what do we need to feed the treasury of the Muslims now? We have the poor and the needy who are in need of a coin. The alms given at the end of Ramadan is specifically for the needy, let alone the poor. As for those whose hearts are to be reconciled, as for the debtors, and as for these others, they have their share from the annual zakah, which is different.