Ruling on a non-eligible person accepting zakah funds
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Q165: The questioner says: If a person gives us his zakah, and we are not in need of it, and we did not ask people for it, is there anything upon us if we take it?
A165: It is not permissible for you to take it when you are not entitled to it, and the owner of the zakah does not know; he thinks that you are entitled to it. So if you are not among those entitled to it, do not accept it; he should give it to those who are entitled to it.
A165: It is not permissible for you to take it when you are not entitled to it, and the owner of the zakah does not know; he thinks that you are entitled to it. So if you are not among those entitled to it, do not accept it; he should give it to those who are entitled to it.
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.