What is the ruling on benefiting from money designated for Zakat if a person is in dire need of it, with the intention of compensating it later and distributing it to its rightful recipients?
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Scholars have differed regarding the ruling on an agent taking from the charities entrusted to him. The adopted by us is that it is permissible for him to take if he is among those eligible to receive ; otherwise, repentance is obligatory, and the amount must be returned to its owner.
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