He says that he used to work in one of the rural units, and about ten years ago, while he was working there, aid came to the unit for the poor of the town, and unfortunately
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The questioner : He says that he used to work in one of the rural units about ten years ago, and while he was working there, aid came to the unit for the poor of the town, and unfortunately the person in charge of this aid distributed half of it to its rightful recipients, that is, the poor of the town, and distributed the other half to the employees of the unit. He was one of the employees in this unit, and he himself says: My conscience is always holding me accountable for this matter. He requests that the honorable Shaykh answer his message.
The Shaykh : If the intention is that these amounts be distributed to the poor, then distributing them to the employees of the unit is a mistake, because the employees of the unit receive their share from the salaries that were established and allocated for them. You must pay the poor the equivalent of what you took from this money, or put it into charitable works, but distributing it to the poor, especially in that place, is better and more preferable.
The Shaykh : If the intention is that these amounts be distributed to the poor, then distributing them to the employees of the unit is a mistake, because the employees of the unit receive their share from the salaries that were established and allocated for them. You must pay the poor the equivalent of what you took from this money, or put it into charitable works, but distributing it to the poor, especially in that place, is better and more preferable.