Ownership Of Zakaah

QUESTION:

A person had a foreign employee, who then returned to his hometown. To assist him in returning to South Africa, his employer gave his Zakaah to the transporter to bring him back. Is the Zakaah discharged?

ANSWER:

In the queried scenario, one’s Zakaah will not be discharged as the recipient of Zakaah has not taken possession of the Zakaah. It is a condition that for one’s Zakaah to be correctly discharged, the recipient of Zakaah must take possession of it first. As such, you should make some arrangements to get the money to the recipient of Zakaah, then he may pay the driver.

أما تفسيرها فهي تمليك المال من فقير مسلم غير هاشمي ولا مولاه بشرط قطع المنفعة عن المملك من كل وجه لله تعالى هذا في الشرع كذا في التبيين (الفتاوى الهندية 1/170)
وكذلك إذا اشترى بالزكاة طعاما فأطعم الفقراء غداء وعشاء ولم يدفع عين الطعام إليهم لا يجوز لعدم التمليك (بدائع الصنائع 2/39)
هي تمليك مال مخصوص لشخص مخصوص فرضت على حر مسلم مكلف مالك
(حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح صـ 714)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani

Date: 25 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1448 / 09 September 2026

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb