Distribution Rules

**Must All 8 Categories Receive?** - **No** (correct opinion) - Permissible to give to just one category - **Quran:** "If you give charity to the poor, that is good for you" [2:271] - **Hadith:** "Taken from their rich, returned to their poor" - **Hadith:** The Prophet told Qabisah: "Stay until charity comes, and we'll order some for you" The verse [9:60] specifies WHO may receive—not that all must receive. **Transferring Zakat to Another Location:** - **Permissible** when there is need - Examples: - Another area has greater poverty - Giver has poor relatives in another land equal to local poor (gets reward of charity + maintaining ties) - **Evidence:** General wording: "for the poor and needy" [9:60] means everywhere