The ruling on giving zakah to a son to pay off his father’s debt
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Question:
As for the father, Shaykh Salih, is it permissible for him to give his son from the zakah to pay off the debt he owes, knowing that the debt the son owes is actually to the father?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible, and it is not permissible for him to give it to him to pay off this debt. There is another obstacle: charity is only for the sake of Allah; he gives it to him and he disposes of it as he wishes. But if he conditions that he return it to him to satisfy the debt, this is not permissible. This is not charity; it is an attempt to extract the debt. This is from one aspect. The other aspect is that the zakah of a father is not permissible for his son, nor is the zakah of a son permissible for his father. Yes.
As for the father, Shaykh Salih, is it permissible for him to give his son from the zakah to pay off the debt he owes, knowing that the debt the son owes is actually to the father?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible, and it is not permissible for him to give it to him to pay off this debt. There is another obstacle: charity is only for the sake of Allah; he gives it to him and he disposes of it as he wishes. But if he conditions that he return it to him to satisfy the debt, this is not permissible. This is not charity; it is an attempt to extract the debt. This is from one aspect. The other aspect is that the zakah of a father is not permissible for his son, nor is the zakah of a son permissible for his father. Yes.
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