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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Giving Zakah Money for Marriage

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Question:
My cousin, the son of my sister, is a young man in his twenties and wants to get married. May I give him some of my zakah for the mahr?

Answer:
If he needs assistance to get married, and he is in need of marriage to protect his chastity, then you give him from the zakah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم إعطاء المال الزكوي للزواج لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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