5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

given alms for himself. Later he will have to pay the money back
to the rich person. So is the case with the deputy who uses the
money he has been given for paying some alimony or buying
something or paying some debt. As it is seen, it is not
compulsory to give zakât by reserving it from one’s own
property. The rich person’s deputy may also make someone
else the deputy without (the rich person’s) permission.”
Having reserved the (sum calculated as the) zakât does not
mean having paid it. If the zakât reserved is lost while one or
one’s deputy is keeping it, one has to set aside the same
amount again and give it. If the deputy loses it he pays for it. It
is not necessary to give zakât anew which has been lost by the
Âmil or by the poor person’s deputy. The deputy shall pay it to
the poor. Âmil means both Sâ’î and Âshir.
In order to wrapp a dead person in a shroud, to build a
mosque, or to help those who perform jihâd, poor people (who
want to take zakât), as we have explained in our discourse on
zakât of paper money, may appoint a trustworthy person their
deputy to take their zakât on their behalf and deliver it to the
place they have ordered. The deputy takes zakât on behalf of
the poor, and delivers it to the place ordered by the poor. The
same is done to give zakât to charitable institutions. It is not
necessary for the deputy to say something as he takes zakât or
as he delivers it to the place ordered. But the poor people who
depute him should be Muslims who can be given zakât. As we
have explained above, the same is done to give zakât in paper
money.
A rich person who cannot take possession of his dues and
property and who possesses bonds the payment time of which
has not arrived, may accept as much zakât as he needs, if he
cannot find anyone to lend him money without interest. When
he takes possession of his property he does not give the zakât
he has received to the poor. However, a poor person can
accept more zakât than he needs, provided that it will be less
than the amount of nisâb. The zakât of gold, silver and
commercial property must be handed to the poor or to the poor
person’s deputy. If zakât (intended to be) given to other
institutions is not possessed by the Muslim poor (first), zakât will
not have been given.
If a person has a day’s food or if he is healthy enough to
work or do some business though he does not have a day’s
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