Giving a debtor from zakah due to his misconduct
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person has a crushing debt because of his misconduct in doing something, is he given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
Here.
The questioner:
If a person has a crushing debt because of his misconduct in doing something, is he given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is given from the zakah, as long as the debt is binding on him and he is unable to pay it, he is given from the zakah. And he is advised regarding the matter of neglecting his wealth or being extravagant with it; he is forbidden from doing that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person has a crushing debt because of his misconduct in doing something, is he given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
Here.
The questioner:
If a person has a crushing debt because of his misconduct in doing something, is he given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is given from the zakah, as long as the debt is binding on him and he is unable to pay it, he is given from the zakah. And he is advised regarding the matter of neglecting his wealth or being extravagant with it; he is forbidden from doing that. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 09-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (49:22)
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