Giving zakah to one who wants to perform Hajj or 'Umrah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to give zakah money to a person so that he can perform 'Umrah or Hajj?
Answer:
For Hajj, yes. He may give a poor person from the zakah what he needs to perform Hajj, because Hajj is jihad, as the permission was coupled with it. So one assists the mujahid, whether through the obligatory Hajj, through a military expedition, or otherwise, by helping him from the zakah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to give zakah money to a person so that he can perform 'Umrah or Hajj?
Answer:
For Hajj, yes. He may give a poor person from the zakah what he needs to perform Hajj, because Hajj is jihad, as the permission was coupled with it. So one assists the mujahid, whether through the obligatory Hajj, through a military expedition, or otherwise, by helping him from the zakah. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-05-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (49:37)
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