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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Buying a house for a poor person from zakah funds

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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to buy a house for a poor person from zakah funds?

Answer:
Yes, if he is unable to buy a house, a house is among the necessities. It is among the necessities, so it is prescribed to provide it from zakah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 111 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الأطعمة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:30)

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