The Ruling on Giving Zakah to One Who Wants to Get Married
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A man has zakat on his wealth, and he has a relative who wants to get married, and he is poor. Is it valid to give him the zakat? And is it charity and maintaining family ties?
Answer:
If he is poor, he is given it, even if he is not married, he is given it because of his poverty. So if he wants to get married, this confirms that he is to be given it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A man has zakat on his wealth, and he has a relative who wants to get married, and he is poor. Is it valid to give him the zakat? And is it charity and maintaining family ties?
Answer:
If he is poor, he is given it, even if he is not married, he is given it because of his poverty. So if he wants to get married, this confirms that he is to be given it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [181] حكم دفع الزكاة لمن يريد الزواج - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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