Giving the poor debtor from zakah with the intention of recovering it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man has a debt owed to him by a poor man who is unable to pay it. Is it permissible for him to give him from the zakah with the intention that he will then pay back the debt he owes?
Answer:
No, it returns to him as zakah. He gives it to him so that he can pay him back. No, this is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man has a debt owed to him by a poor man who is unable to pay it. Is it permissible for him to give him from the zakah with the intention that he will then pay back the debt he owes?
Answer:
No, it returns to him as zakah. He gives it to him so that he can pay him back. No, this is not permissible.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 09-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:00:33)
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