Giving zakah to its recipients to pay off their debts
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih. A woman from Yemen has several questions. In her first question she says: A woman got married, and her family took some money from her, but they were unable to repay the debt to her. Is it permissible for her to give them some of her gold zakah to pay off the debt?
Answer:
No, do not give them the zakah for the purpose of paying off the debt with it. Give it to them so they can dispose of it as they see fit, if they are in need of zakah, give it to them; because they need the zakah, and they will dispose of what you give them according to their need. Yes.
Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih. A woman from Yemen has several questions. In her first question she says: A woman got married, and her family took some money from her, but they were unable to repay the debt to her. Is it permissible for her to give them some of her gold zakah to pay off the debt?
Answer:
No, do not give them the zakah for the purpose of paying off the debt with it. Give it to them so they can dispose of it as they see fit, if they are in need of zakah, give it to them; because they need the zakah, and they will dispose of what you give them according to their need. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7480 — youtube.com (6:46)
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