Paying the salaries of social workers from the money received for Zakah

A: First: It is not permissible to pay the salaries of social workers from the money received for Zakah, because they are not included in the categories of Zakah recipients. Their salaries may be paid from general voluntary donations. This is also the case with the workers and persons hired to carry the foodstuff. Second: It is lawful to give Saudi and non-Saudi poor families financial support to rent a building for housing. Third: It is not permissible to take a lost item except by a person who can determine the type, description, and amount of the article he or she has found and trust themselves to be able to safeguard the same. Otherwise, the person who finds it has to give the lost item he or she found to the ruler, especially if it is valuable. Besides, It is not permissible for the Society (Part No. 8; Page No. 421) to receive the lost items.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.