Paying Zakah Before Settling Debts
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Question:
If a person has a commercial establishment and has debts, is it better for him to pay the debts or the zakah that has become due?
Answer:
He pays the zakah on the money he has; this is the correct view. The workers did not ask about debts; they take the zakah from
If a person has a commercial establishment and has debts, is it better for him to pay the debts or the zakah that has become due?
Answer:
He pays the zakah on the money he has; this is the correct view. The workers did not ask about debts; they take the zakah from
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تابع كتاب الزكاة - 1 — islamhouse.com (9:36)
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