Taking from Zakah for One Who Paid Money to Settle a Dispute
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I paid money to stop a dispute between two people that had been going on in the courts for more than twenty years. This amount is estimated to be about two of my salaries. Is it permissible for me to take from the zakah in this case?
Answer:
This is for reconciling the parties, and it falls under reconciling the parties. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I paid money to stop a dispute between two people that had been going on in the courts for more than twenty years. This amount is estimated to be about two of my salaries. Is it permissible for me to take from the zakah in this case?
Answer:
This is for reconciling the parties, and it falls under reconciling the parties. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [13] — alfawzan.live (56:10)
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