We have been accustomed every year to give zakah to certain families who appear to be in need, but we do not know the nature of their needs; is it a pressing need or
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The questioner : Second: We have been accustomed to give zakah every year to certain families who appear to be in need, but we do not know the nature of their needs, and whether it is a pressing need or luxuries or not?
The Shaykh : It is necessary that you be convinced in your mind that these families are among the recipients of zakah. If you are convinced in your mind that they are among the recipients of zakah, that is sufficient, even if it later turns out that they are not among the recipients of zakah; there is no obligation on you to repeat it, your conscience is cleared. However, some people may have been accustomed to giving their zakah to a certain household, and then the people of that household become wealthy, and they know that they have become wealthy, but they continue to give to them out of habit. This is not permissible, and the conscience is not cleared by doing so. Yes.
The questioner : And this is a question
The Shaykh : Third
The questioner : The third one has been mentioned before or I have answered it for you, but there is a word in it.
The Shaykh : It is necessary that you be convinced in your mind that these families are among the recipients of zakah. If you are convinced in your mind that they are among the recipients of zakah, that is sufficient, even if it later turns out that they are not among the recipients of zakah; there is no obligation on you to repeat it, your conscience is cleared. However, some people may have been accustomed to giving their zakah to a certain household, and then the people of that household become wealthy, and they know that they have become wealthy, but they continue to give to them out of habit. This is not permissible, and the conscience is not cleared by doing so. Yes.
The questioner : And this is a question
The Shaykh : Third
The questioner : The third one has been mentioned before or I have answered it for you, but there is a word in it.