Giving to the indebted from zakat al-fitr
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Regarding a person who is among the indebted, is it permissible to give him from zakat al-fitr?
The Shaykh:
With the poor, the needy, those who become poor due to need, and they are in debt; because they are among the needy, satisfying the need and filling the lack.
Another questioner:
Meaning, more severe than the indebted.
The Shaykh:
More severe than the majority, the debt is on his person, and these only have nothing, they are poor, strengthening is better.
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Regarding a person who is among the indebted, is it permissible to give him from zakat al-fitr?
The Shaykh:
With the poor, the needy, those who become poor due to need, and they are in debt; because they are among the needy, satisfying the need and filling the lack.
Another questioner:
Meaning, more severe than the indebted.
The Shaykh:
More severe than the majority, the debt is on his person, and these only have nothing, they are poor, strengthening is better.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب زكاة الفطر — islamhouse.com (8:45)
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