Question
A friend who was in need and who was entitled to accept Zakaat due to his poverty, asked for a loan. I gave him a sum of money with the intention of it being my Zakaat payment. I told him that it is not a loan and that there is no need to repay it. A year later he wanted to return the money. He insisted that I should take it. On his insistence I took the money. Was my Zakaat discharged? What should I do with the money?
Answer
Your Zakaat was discharged when your friend had accepted it. The best is to give the money as Sadqah to a poor Muslim. If you are in need, you may use the money for yourself.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 28 No 08
- PDF page
- 24
Appears under THE CALAMITY OF DEFRAUDING THE HEIRS (approximate).