I have no income and I have a savings amount in the bank from which I spend when in need, so is it permissible for me to take from the zakah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a university student, married, and I have children. I have no income except the university stipend, and I have a savings amount in the bank from which I spend when in need. His question is that some people of good have offered me zakah, so is it permissible for me to take it?
Answer:
If you have what is sufficient for you, then the zakah is not permissible for you, whether you have it in your hand or as a balance in the bank, the zakah is not permissible for you. The zakah is for the one who does not have what is sufficient for him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a university student, married, and I have children. I have no income except the university stipend, and I have a savings amount in the bank from which I spend when in need. His question is that some people of good have offered me zakah, so is it permissible for me to take it?
Answer:
If you have what is sufficient for you, then the zakah is not permissible for you, whether you have it in your hand or as a balance in the bank, the zakah is not permissible for you. The zakah is for the one who does not have what is sufficient for him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [558 -939] ليس لي دخل وعندي مبلغا مدخر في البنك أصرف منه عند الحاجة، فهل يجوز لي أن آخذ من الزكاة؟ — youtube.com
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