The ruling on giving zakah to one who wishes to get married
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a large amount was demanded of me for my mahr, and I am unable to pay it. Is it permissible for me to take zakah? If you are
Answer:
afraid for yourself if you do not get married, and you are unable to marry except with assistance, then it is permissible for you to take the zakah; because this is part of chaperoning the Muslim. So the zakah is paid to him in this case. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a large amount was demanded of me for my mahr, and I am unable to pay it. Is it permissible for me to take zakah? If you are
Answer:
afraid for yourself if you do not get married, and you are unable to marry except with assistance, then it is permissible for you to take the zakah; because this is part of chaperoning the Muslim. So the zakah is paid to him in this case. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [658 -2802] حكم إعطاء الزكاة لمن يريد أن يتزوج - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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