Should Zakah be given to one person or more?

20-12-2012 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it preferred to give Zakaah to one person only all at once, or to many persons? Please advise me. May Allaah Reward you.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

 

If the money of Zakah is much, it is better to be distributed among many persons, in order that the benefit desired from it should multiply. But if it is so little that in case of being distributed among many, it will not satisfy the need of each, it is better to be given to only one person in order to satisfy his need.

Allaah Knows best.