Giving Zakah to Acquire Luxuries Such as a Refrigerator or a Car
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The one who has his daily sustenance, his clothes, and his housing, but does not have the refrigerator or car he needs, is he given from the zakah to acquire these?
Answer:
No, these are luxuries. The necessary sustenance is given only for the necessary sustenance. As for luxuries, if you want to help him by way of voluntary donation, may Allah reward you with good.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The one who has his daily sustenance, his clothes, and his housing, but does not have the refrigerator or car he needs, is he given from the zakah to acquire these?
Answer:
No, these are luxuries. The necessary sustenance is given only for the necessary sustenance. As for luxuries, if you want to help him by way of voluntary donation, may Allah reward you with good.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 09-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (53:10)
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