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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to give zakah to students of knowledge who have no financial income and are poor?

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Question:
Is it permissible to give zakah to students of knowledge who have no financial income and are poor?

Answer:
The poor person is given [zakah]; the poor Muslim is given from the zakah, whether he is a student of knowledge or not, he is given because of his poverty.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إعطاء الزكاة لطلاب العلم الذي ليس لهم دخل مادي وهم فقراء؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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