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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on distributing zakah to students of knowledge

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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to distribute zakah to students of knowledge?

Answer:
To the poor. It is distributed to the poor among students of knowledge and others,
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needyإِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
[At-Tawbah 9:60]
. To the end of the verse. However, if the student of knowledge is wealthy and has what suffices him, then zakah is not permissible for him. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب الصيام من كتاب هداية الراغب، شرح كتاب الصيام من هداية الراغب [1] — alfawzan.live (44:44)

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