Is one absolved of responsibility by delivering a commission fee, wrongfully acquired, to the Zakat Authority for the purpose of spending it on جاریه (enduring charities) with the intention of reward for the general public, instead of returning it to the governmental entity from which it was taken?
It is permissible to give the amount to a beggar if it is impossible to return it to its rightful owner, even through stratagem and without stating the reason. If it is impossible to return it, one's responsibility is absolved. Otherwise, one must return it specifically to that entity.
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