Is it permissible for a debtor to take from the zakah?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a university student, I am married, I have children, and I have a debt. Is it permissible for me to take from the zakah in this situation?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
I am a university student, I am married, I have children, and I have a debt. Is it permissible for me to take from the zakah in this situation?
The Shaykh:
If the income you receive from the university or elsewhere is not sufficient for you and your children, take from the zakah only the amount of your need. However, if what you receive from the university or elsewhere is sufficient for you, it is not permissible for you to take the zakah on the pretext that you are a student. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I am a university student, I am married, I have children, and I have a debt. Is it permissible for me to take from the zakah in this situation?
The Shaykh:
What is he saying?
The questioner:
I am a university student, I am married, I have children, and I have a debt. Is it permissible for me to take from the zakah in this situation?
The Shaykh:
If the income you receive from the university or elsewhere is not sufficient for you and your children, take from the zakah only the amount of your need. However, if what you receive from the university or elsewhere is sufficient for you, it is not permissible for you to take the zakah on the pretext that you are a student. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمدين أن يأخذ من الزكاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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