What is the ruling on paying off a father's debt from zakah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. We return to the questions that have come in to the program. This questioner says: What is the ruling on paying off a father's debt from zakah?
Answer:
A son's zakah is not permissible for his father, so he should pay off his father's debt from other than zakah if he wants to be dutiful to him. As for zakah, a father's zakah is not permissible for his father, nor is a son's zakah permissible for his father. Yes.
May Allah reward you. We return to the questions that have come in to the program. This questioner says: What is the ruling on paying off a father's debt from zakah?
Answer:
A son's zakah is not permissible for his father, so he should pay off his father's debt from other than zakah if he wants to be dutiful to him. As for zakah, a father's zakah is not permissible for his father, nor is a son's zakah permissible for his father. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قضاء الدين عن الأب من الزكاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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