Giving the Tenant from Zakah and Paying the Rent from It
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Question:
Yes, this is Abdullah saying, may Allah protect you: Is it permissible for me to give the tenant who rents an apartment from me some of my zakah, so that he pays me the rent from his zakah?
Answer:
If you want him to pay you rent from what you give him, that is not permissible. But if you gave it to him as a poor person and he gave you from this rent, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Yes, this is Abdullah saying, may Allah protect you: Is it permissible for me to give the tenant who rents an apartment from me some of my zakah, so that he pays me the rent from his zakah?
Answer:
If you want him to pay you rent from what you give him, that is not permissible. But if you gave it to him as a poor person and he gave you from this rent, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (208) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-06-12] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:52)
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