Is zakah valid for one who paid it to a rich person, thinking he was poor?
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Question:
If you pay zakah to a person you believe is poor, and it turns out otherwise, have you fulfilled your zakah?
Answer:
Yes, the correct view is that it is valid; because determining the poverty of people is difficult. So if you think he is poor based on signs, or on the testimony of some people, and then it becomes clear that he is rich, what you have paid is valid. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
If you pay zakah to a person you believe is poor, and it turns out otherwise, have you fulfilled your zakah?
Answer:
Yes, the correct view is that it is valid; because determining the poverty of people is difficult. So if you think he is poor based on signs, or on the testimony of some people, and then it becomes clear that he is rich, what you have paid is valid. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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