Is it Permissible to Change the Intention from Sadaqah to Zakah?

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Your Eminence Sheikh, may Allah grant you success. Here is a questioner who says: I gave Sadaqah (voluntary charity) to a poor person, then I wanted to change my Niyyah (intention) into Zakah (the mandatory charity). Is it permissible to change the intention from Sadaqah to Zakah?

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Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan
Sheikh: No, it is not permissible, intention is of no use after paying. Questioner: It remains as a Sadaqah? Sheikh: Yes.