Giving zakah to one who owns a house or a car and has a debt
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about one who owns a house or a car and has a debt? Is zakah paid to him?
The Shaykh:
From what?
The questioner:
One who owns a house owns.
The Shaykh:
Yes, one who owns a house and what?
The questioner:
Or a car and has a debt, is zakah paid to him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the house is needed for residence and the car is needed for use, so he is not forced to sell the car and the house and remain without a residence and without a vehicle. He is given from the zakah what settles the debt, because these are essential needs that he cannot do without.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the mukatab.
The Shaykh:
But if he has a palace, if he has a palace that is not fitting except for kings or the wealthy, and he has debts, it is said to him: No, this is not suitable for your residence, this is beyond your need. Sell it and buy a residence that is fitting for you and settle the debt. Or if he has a luxurious car from the vehicles of kings worth hundreds of thousands, it is said: This is not among your vehicles, you are poor. Sell it and settle the debt from it and buy a car that is fitting for you, fitting for the poor. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about one who owns a house or a car and has a debt? Is zakah paid to him?
The Shaykh:
From what?
The questioner:
One who owns a house owns.
The Shaykh:
Yes, one who owns a house and what?
The questioner:
Or a car and has a debt, is zakah paid to him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the house is needed for residence and the car is needed for use, so he is not forced to sell the car and the house and remain without a residence and without a vehicle. He is given from the zakah what settles the debt, because these are essential needs that he cannot do without.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the mukatab.
The Shaykh:
But if he has a palace, if he has a palace that is not fitting except for kings or the wealthy, and he has debts, it is said to him: No, this is not suitable for your residence, this is beyond your need. Sell it and buy a residence that is fitting for you and settle the debt. Or if he has a luxurious car from the vehicles of kings worth hundreds of thousands, it is said: This is not among your vehicles, you are poor. Sell it and settle the debt from it and buy a car that is fitting for you, fitting for the poor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 036 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الصيام / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (18:38)
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