Paying zakah on wealth to settle the debts of a relative
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Question:
Regarding a person who has some debts and is a relative of mine, should I give him from my zakah to settle these debts, or should I pay them off on his behalf?
Answer:
If he is unable to pay off the debts and is being demanded to do so, there is nothing wrong with you paying them off from your zakah, because he is a debtor, and debtors are among the categories of those entitled to zakah. Whether he is a debtor for himself or for someone else, he has a share of your zakah and the zakah of others, until the debt that is obligatory upon him is settled. Yes.
Regarding a person who has some debts and is a relative of mine, should I give him from my zakah to settle these debts, or should I pay them off on his behalf?
Answer:
If he is unable to pay off the debts and is being demanded to do so, there is nothing wrong with you paying them off from your zakah, because he is a debtor, and debtors are among the categories of those entitled to zakah. Whether he is a debtor for himself or for someone else, he has a share of your zakah and the zakah of others, until the debt that is obligatory upon him is settled. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 22 / فتاوى على الهواء - 18 10 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (8:01)
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