Giving from the father's zakah to his indebted son
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Question:
This brother Abdullah asks, saying: My son has debts, and he has zakah to pay. Is it permissible for me to help this son from the zakah in paying off his debts?
Answer:
No, you help him from other than the zakah. As for the father's zakah, it is not permissible for his son, nor is the son's zakah permissible for his father. Yes.
This brother Abdullah asks, saying: My son has debts, and he has zakah to pay. Is it permissible for me to help this son from the zakah in paying off his debts?
Answer:
No, you help him from other than the zakah. As for the father's zakah, it is not permissible for his son, nor is the son's zakah permissible for his father. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 / فتاوى على الهواء - 01 01 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (30:20)
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