Paying the debt of an insolvent debtor from zakah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I lent a man a sum of money about two years ago, and he is now unable to repay it. Is it permissible for me to pay off his debt from my zakah, deducting it and counting it as zakah? He says: I lent a man a sum of money about two years ago, and he is now unable to repay it. Is it permissible for me to pay off his debt from my zakah?
The Shaykh:
He pays off his debt from his zakah.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: I lent a man a sum of money about two years ago, and he is now unable to repay it. Is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
[Al-Baqarah 2:280] Give him time until he is able to pay and settle your debt. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I lent a man a sum of money about two years ago, and he is now unable to repay it. Is it permissible for me to pay off his debt from my zakah, deducting it and counting it as zakah? He says: I lent a man a sum of money about two years ago, and he is now unable to repay it. Is it permissible for me to pay off his debt from my zakah?
The Shaykh:
He pays off his debt from his zakah.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: I lent a man a sum of money about two years ago, and he is now unable to repay it. Is it permissible?
The Shaykh:
in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease
عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيْسَرَةٍ
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين04-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:09:46)
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