Question
Is there a limit on how much Zakat should be given to one person. For example, if I want to give 2-3k to someone so they can set up a business so they can be financially stable would that be permitted?
Answer:
ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
When giving Zakat, it is preferable to give a poor person such an amount that would suffice him for that day. It is disliked to give him such an amount that reaches *nisab *or more and it would make him a possessor of *nisab*, nevertheless, the Zakat would still be valid. However, if the poor person is in debt and you gave him as Zakat the amount of *nisab *or more, however, his debt exceeds his wealth in a manner that he cannot be considered one who possesses *nisab*, then it would not be disliked. Similarly, if you give Zakat money that reached *nisab *or more to a poor person who has a family, and if he were to spend that money upon every family member, *nisab *would not remain, then it would not be disliked.
Currently (8/12/20), the gold *nisab *amount in British pounds is
£4367.82, hence, if you give 2-3K to a person that is Zakat-eligible, it would be permissible without any dislike.
Raddul Muhtar: v. 3, p. 303-304 (Maktaba Imdadia); Sharhul Wiqaya: v. 2,
p. 478 (Qadeemi Kutub Khana); Al-Binayah Sharhul Hidayah: v. 4, p. 213 (Al-Maktaba Al-Haqqania); Bahishti Zewar: p. 237 (DARUL-ISHAAT)
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham