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Giving a Poor Person Nisaab Amount

Q: Is it permissible to give a poor person so much of sadaqatul fitr that reaches the nisaab amount?

 

A: To give a poor person so much sadaqatul fitr that reaches the nisaab is makrooh. However the sadaqatul fitr will be discharged.

( وكره إعطاء فقير نصابا ) أو أكثر (تنوير الأبصار مع رد المحتار 2/353)

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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.

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