The Ruling on Paying the Debts of the Deceased from Zakah
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Question:
We are receiving this call from our brother Ali from the Asir region. Please go ahead. Ali, hello. Shaykh, may Allah reward you. It is about a woman who has gold zakah. Okay. From the gold, and she has a maternal uncle who has passed away. He had many debts that she does not know the details of. Is it permissible? This matter of... Is it permissible for you to do this as a charitable act for her brother?
Answer:
Zakah. It returns as a substitute for the person’s own debt. Okay, listen, Shaykh, please. Shaykh, zakah is paid to the eligible recipients who are alive and present, my brother; it is not paid on behalf of the deceased, yes.
We are receiving this call from our brother Ali from the Asir region. Please go ahead. Ali, hello. Shaykh, may Allah reward you. It is about a woman who has gold zakah. Okay. From the gold, and she has a maternal uncle who has passed away. He had many debts that she does not know the details of. Is it permissible? This matter of... Is it permissible for you to do this as a charitable act for her brother?
Answer:
Zakah. It returns as a substitute for the person’s own debt. Okay, listen, Shaykh, please. Shaykh, zakah is paid to the eligible recipients who are alive and present, my brother; it is not paid on behalf of the deceased, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5201] حكم قضاء ديون الأموات من الزكاة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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