Paying zakah to free a young man sentenced to qisas
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The questioner:
This questioner says: A young man was sentenced to qisas, and he is the sole support for his mother and his nine sisters,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
so the people of the victim’s family waived their right.
The Shaykh:
How many? You use the masculine form with the feminine, and the feminine form with the masculine: nine men and nine women. From three to nine, you use the masculine with the feminine, and the feminine with the masculine.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: A young man was sentenced to qisas, and he is the sole support for his mother and his nine sisters. The victim’s family waived their right in exchange for eight million. The question is: Is it permissible for us to pay him zakah to free him from qisas?
The Shaykh:
As long as he is in debt, he is in debt. Yes.
This questioner says: A young man was sentenced to qisas, and he is the sole support for his mother and his nine sisters,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
so the people of the victim’s family waived their right.
The Shaykh:
How many? You use the masculine form with the feminine, and the feminine form with the masculine: nine men and nine women. From three to nine, you use the masculine with the feminine, and the feminine with the masculine.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: A young man was sentenced to qisas, and he is the sole support for his mother and his nine sisters. The victim’s family waived their right in exchange for eight million. The question is: Is it permissible for us to pay him zakah to free him from qisas?
The Shaykh:
As long as he is in debt, he is in debt. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 60 من 83 / شرح مختصر زاد المعاد / غزوتا بدر وأحد / صالح الفوزان / السيرة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:17:26)
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