Paying the Debt of the Repentant Prisoner from Zakah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man was negligent with people's money until what he owed reached four hundred thousand riyals. He is currently in prison, has been there for four years, and is now entering his fifth year. He was dealing in some riba (usury or interest). The question
The Shaykh:
What is the full question?
The questioner:
About some riba.
The Shaykh:
Ignorance. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
The question is: Is it permissible to work toward his release and pay off what he owes from zakah, given that he has reformed himself in prison and repented?
The Shaykh:
As long as he has repented, may Allah accept his repentance, and he is helped from zakah, there is nothing wrong with that; because this man is unable to pay,
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man was negligent with people's money until what he owed reached four hundred thousand riyals. He is currently in prison, has been there for four years, and is now entering his fifth year. He was dealing in some riba (usury or interest). The question
The Shaykh:
What is the full question?
The questioner:
About some riba.
The Shaykh:
Ignorance. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
The question is: Is it permissible to work toward his release and pay off what he owes from zakah, given that he has reformed himself in prison and repented?
The Shaykh:
As long as he has repented, may Allah accept his repentance, and he is helped from zakah, there is nothing wrong with that; because this man is unable to pay,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 100 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الجنايات / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:17)
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