The ruling on taking zakah from an employee whose salary is insufficient
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Question:
Is it permissible for an employee who works for a monthly salary, where his salary does not cover his needs and his obligations toward his family, to take zakah?
Answer:
Yes, if his income is not sufficient for his essential needs, the needs of those he is obligated to support, such as his children and his wife, and those whose maintenance is his responsibility, and if he is unable to cover the maintenance for himself and those he is obligated to support, then he may take from the zakah, even if he has a salary that is insufficient.
Is it permissible for an employee who works for a monthly salary, where his salary does not cover his needs and his obligations toward his family, to take zakah?
Answer:
Yes, if his income is not sufficient for his essential needs, the needs of those he is obligated to support, such as his children and his wife, and those whose maintenance is his responsibility, and if he is unable to cover the maintenance for himself and those he is obligated to support, then he may take from the zakah, even if he has a salary that is insufficient.
Source
الزكاة على الموظف — alfawzan.live
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