Is it permissible to take zakah to pay off a debt?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to take zakah to pay off a debt?
Answer:
Yes, if he is unable to pay and cannot settle the debt, and he is being demanded to pay it, then he takes from the zakah; there is no harm in it, because he is among the debtors. Allah the Exalted made the debtors one of the categories of those entitled to zakah, and this is a debtor. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to take zakah to pay off a debt?
Answer:
Yes, if he is unable to pay and cannot settle the debt, and he is being demanded to pay it, then he takes from the zakah; there is no harm in it, because he is among the debtors. Allah the Exalted made the debtors one of the categories of those entitled to zakah, and this is a debtor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [43 -582] هل يجوز أخذ الزكاة لقضاء الدين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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