موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الزكاةBook: On the Explanation of Zakat
بَابُ أَخْذِ الصَّدَقَةِ وَمَنْ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَخْذُهَاChapter on Taking Charity and Who is Eligible to Receive It
Hadith 677B1
قَالَ مَالِك: الْأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا فِي قَسْمِ الصَّدَقَاتِ ، أَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا عَلَى وَجْهِ الْاجْتِهَادِ مِنَ الْوَالِي ، فَأَيُّ الْأَصْنَافِ كَانَتْ فِيهِ الْحَاجَةُ وَالْعَدَدُ ، أُوثِرَ ذَلِكَ الصِّنْفُ بِقَدْرِ مَا يَرَى الْوَالِي ، وَعَسَى أَنْ يَنْتَقِلَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الصِّنْفِ الْآخَرِ بَعْدَ عَامٍ أَوْ عَامَيْنِ أَوْ أَعْوَامٍ ، فَيُؤْثَرُ أَهْلُ الْحَاجَةِ وَالْعَدَدِ حَيْثُمَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ ، وَعَلَى هَذَا أَدْرَكْتُ مَنْ أَرْضَى مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In our view, the ruling regarding the distribution of zakat is that this matter depends on the opinion of the ruler; he should give it to those types of people who are in greater need or are greater in number, as long as he deems it appropriate. Then, after a year, two years, or more, he can also give it to people of other categories. In any case, he should give preference to those in need and to numbers wherever they are. I found the scholars in my country upon this practice.
