Is it permissible to use the amount of zakah for the costs of washing the deceased, transporting him, and burying him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to use the amount of zakah for the costs of washing the deceased, transporting him, and burying him?
Answer:
The costs of the deceased are paid from his estate if he has an estate. If he has no estate, it is the responsibility of the relative who is obligated to provide for him. If he has no relative, or a relative who cannot afford it, then it is from the public treasury. As for zakah, no; it is for the poor and the needy and the eight categories of recipients. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to use the amount of zakah for the costs of washing the deceased, transporting him, and burying him?
Answer:
The costs of the deceased are paid from his estate if he has an estate. If he has no estate, it is the responsibility of the relative who is obligated to provide for him. If he has no relative, or a relative who cannot afford it, then it is from the public treasury. As for zakah, no; it is for the poor and the needy and the eight categories of recipients. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [538 -2802] هَلْ يجوز صرف مبلغ الزكاة في تكاليف تغسيل الميت ونقله ودفنه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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