The Ruling on Assisting the Married from Zakah, a Father Giving to His Son, and the Signs of the Hour

The questioner:
Was he unable to bear the costs?

The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. One assists the married person. If he cannot get married except with assistance, he is given from the zakah, because he is poor, and marriage is a necessity, not just one of the basic necessities. So he is given what helps him to get married, according to his status.

The questioner:
Allah has informed you. Is it permissible for a father to give his son from the zakah to help him get married?

The Shaykh:
No, a father does not give his son from the zakah, neither to help him get married nor otherwise. Rather, if the son is poor and cannot get married, and the father is wealthy, it is obligatory for the father to marry him off. It is obligatory for the father to marry him off. But if the son is able to get married, he marries him off.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I hope that you will clarify for us the correct order of the signs of the Hour.