Informing the Recipient That the Money is Zakaat

Q: Is it necessary to mention it to the person that we are giving him zakaat? Or we can just make niyyah from our side only?

A: No. Niyyat is sufficient

( وشرط صحة أدائها نية مقارنة له ) أي للأداء ( ولو ) كانت المقارنة ( حكما ) كما لو دفع بلا نية ثم نوى والمال قائم في يد الفقير أو نوى عند الدفع للوكيل ثم دفع الوكيل بلا نية ( الدر المختار 2/268)
 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

Tags: niyyah, Zakaat

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