Giving a poor woman from zakah to redeem herself through khul'
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a poor woman wants khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) from her husband, and he has agreed to it.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah.
The questioner:
A poor woman wants khul' from her husband, so he asked her for a sum of money amounting to forty thousand riyals. The question is: is she given from the zakah in her current state?
The Shaykh:
Yes, she is in debt for herself, so she is given. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: "and those in debt." Yes, she is in debt for herself, so she redeems herself. Yes,
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a poor woman wants khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) from her husband, and he has agreed to it.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah.
The questioner:
A poor woman wants khul' from her husband, so he asked her for a sum of money amounting to forty thousand riyals. The question is: is she given from the zakah in her current state?
The Shaykh:
Yes, she is in debt for herself, so she is given. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: "and those in debt." Yes, she is in debt for herself, so she redeems herself. Yes,
Source
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