Giving Zakah to Assist with Marriage or Hajj
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Question:
Is zakah given to assist with marriage or Hajj?
Answer:
For the one who is unable to pay, yes. If he wants to get married, meaning he needs to get married and is unable to afford it, he is helped from the zakah. Likewise, the one who wants to perform Hajj but cannot afford it is helped from the zakah; because Hajj is part of jihad in the path of Allah, it falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:60]. Yes.
Is zakah given to assist with marriage or Hajj?
Answer:
For the one who is unable to pay, yes. If he wants to get married, meaning he needs to get married and is unable to afford it, he is helped from the zakah. Likewise, the one who wants to perform Hajj but cannot afford it is helped from the zakah; because Hajj is part of jihad in the path of Allah, it falls under the saying of Allah the Exalted:
for the cause of Allah
وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 19-11-1434هـ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (24:51)
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