Je, inapaswa kulipwa kwa nani? Wamekubaliana kwamba inapaswa kulipwa kwa maskini, kwa sababu ya kauli ya Nabii ﷺ, "Wapatieni utajiri siku hii" (wawakinge na uhitaji siku hii). Wametofautiana kuhusu kama inaruhusiwa kuwapa maskini miongoni mwa Ahl al-Dhimma. Wengi wanashikilia kwamba haijuzu kwao, ilhali Abu Hanifa alisema kwamba inajuzu.

To whom is it to be paid? They agreed that it is to paid to the poor, because of the saying of the Prophet (God’s peace and blessings be upon him), “Make them free from want on this day”. They disagreed whether it is permissible for the poor of the Ahl al-Dhimma. The majority maintain that it is not permitted for them, while Abu Hanlfa said 'that it is permissible.

Sababu ya kutofautiana kwao ni kama msingi wa kustahiki kwake ni umaskini peke yake, au ni umaskini pamoja na kuwa Muislamu. Wale waliosema kwamba ni umaskini pamoja na kuwa Muislamu hawakuruhusu kwa wadhimmi, ilhali wale waliosema kwamba ni umaskini peke yake waliwaruhusu. Kundi moja, hata hivyo, liliweka sharti kwa Ahl al-Dhimma kwamba wawe watawa. Hata hivyo, wanazuoni wa Kiislamu walikubaliana kwa pamoja kwamba zakat ya mali haziruhusiwi kwa Ahl al-Dhimma, kwa sababu ya kauli ya Mtume ﷺ: "Ni sadaka inayochukuliwa kutoka kwa matajiri wao na kupewa maskini wao".