Paying the deceased's debt from zakah
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Question:
This questioner says: A thousand times a thousand, he asks: Is the debt of a deceased person who left no estate paid from the zakah? Shaykh?
Answer:
No, zakah is for the living poor and needy. As for the debt of the deceased, it is paid from other than the zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
This questioner says: A thousand times a thousand, he asks: Is the debt of a deceased person who left no estate paid from the zakah? Shaykh?
Answer:
No, zakah is for the living poor and needy. As for the debt of the deceased, it is paid from other than the zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/155 — archive.org (19:07)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.