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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Giving Zakah to a Student of Knowledge

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is zakah permissible for a student of knowledge?

Answer:
And for the poor? If he is poor, yes, for the student of knowledge and others. It is for the poor,
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needyإِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
[At-Tawbah 9:60]
, and the student of knowledge who uses it to assist in seeking knowledge is more deserving of it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 10 — archive.org (1:06:28)

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