Paying the son's debt from the father's zakah
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on paying off the debt owed by the son from his father's zakah?
Answer:
Regarding the son, yes, the son is unable to pay off the debt. In any case, it is not permissible for a father's zakah to be given to his son, nor for a son's zakah to be given to his father; this is the well-known position. He should pay off his son's debt from his own wealth as a voluntary gift, not from the zakah, because zakah is for those in need, the poor and the needy, and those in their category. If he wants to pay off his son's debt, he should pay it from his own wealth, as a voluntary gift. Yes.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on paying off the debt owed by the son from his father's zakah?
Answer:
Regarding the son, yes, the son is unable to pay off the debt. In any case, it is not permissible for a father's zakah to be given to his son, nor for a son's zakah to be given to his father; this is the well-known position. He should pay off his son's debt from his own wealth as a voluntary gift, not from the zakah, because zakah is for those in need, the poor and the needy, and those in their category. If he wants to pay off his son's debt, he should pay it from his own wealth, as a voluntary gift. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [3] — alfawzan.live (1:04:14)
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