Is zakah permissible for a person in prison who has no wealth other than real estate from his father, and whose brothers refuse to sell it?
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Question:
A man is in prison for a debt. He has no wealth other than real estate that he and his brothers inherited from their father, and these brothers refuse to sell it. Is zakah permissible for him?
Answer:
He should not ask the court to sell the real estate to pay the debt, unless the real estate is insufficient to cover the debt. If the real estate is not enough to pay the debt, the real estate is sold and the debt is paid from it. If there is a remainder, zakah is given from it. They are preventing him from doing so. If they prevent him, then it goes to the court. If the real estate can cover the debt, he must hasten to do so. Yes.
A man is in prison for a debt. He has no wealth other than real estate that he and his brothers inherited from their father, and these brothers refuse to sell it. Is zakah permissible for him?
Answer:
He should not ask the court to sell the real estate to pay the debt, unless the real estate is insufficient to cover the debt. If the real estate is not enough to pay the debt, the real estate is sold and the debt is paid from it. If there is a remainder, zakah is given from it. They are preventing him from doing so. If they prevent him, then it goes to the court. If the real estate can cover the debt, he must hasten to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 123 هل تحل الزكاة لشخص مسجون ليس له مال سوى العقار من أبيه، وإخوته يرفضون البيع؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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