Giving to the maid and the one in need of marriage from the zakah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the maid who is in the house. Yes. Is she given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If she is poor and Muslim, poor and Muslim, and you are not doing it to encourage her in the service or to give her as an incentive for the service, but rather you are giving her for the sake of Allah because she is poor and Muslim, there is nothing wrong with it. But be careful that you are not doing it to encourage her to stay with you and to make her more active in serving you; this is not permissible because the benefit would return to you in this.
The questioner:
But he has no money, so is he given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If he needs to get married, he fears for himself, and he has no ability, he is given from the zakah, because he is poor and wants to
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the maid who is in the house. Yes. Is she given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If she is poor and Muslim, poor and Muslim, and you are not doing it to encourage her in the service or to give her as an incentive for the service, but rather you are giving her for the sake of Allah because she is poor and Muslim, there is nothing wrong with it. But be careful that you are not doing it to encourage her to stay with you and to make her more active in serving you; this is not permissible because the benefit would return to you in this.
The questioner:
But he has no money, so is he given from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If he needs to get married, he fears for himself, and he has no ability, he is given from the zakah, because he is poor and wants to
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [21] — alfawzan.live (1:23:31)
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