Giving a woman from the zakah to pay off her debt
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is also a question that says: A woman is an employee and married, but she has a debt that has taken up most of her salary. He says it is a debt she borrowed to build a house. Her question is:
The Shaykh:
Let us proceed.
The questioner:
A debt she borrowed to build a house for herself. Her question says: Her husband does not provide for her, and she has a son whose salary is small. Does she deserve the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If she is in debt and unable to pay, then she is entitled to the zakah to pay off her debt, because she is among those in debt (gharimin), and Allah has assigned a share of the zakah to those in debt. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is also a question that says: A woman is an employee and married, but she has a debt that has taken up most of her salary. He says it is a debt she borrowed to build a house. Her question is:
The Shaykh:
Let us proceed.
The questioner:
A debt she borrowed to build a house for herself. Her question says: Her husband does not provide for her, and she has a son whose salary is small. Does she deserve the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If she is in debt and unable to pay, then she is entitled to the zakah to pay off her debt, because she is among those in debt (gharimin), and Allah has assigned a share of the zakah to those in debt. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 27-06-1438هـ — af.org.sa (1:04:25)
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