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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Paying zakah of wealth to purchase a house

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Question:
May Allah reward you for that. These are some questions submitted by one of the worshippers, one of the worshippers, who asks: Your Eminence the Shaykh, is it permissible to pay zakah to a person who wants to buy a house for himself and his children?

Answer:
If he is poor, he is given it; if he is unable, he is given it.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب صدقة الفطر — islamhouse.com (4:39)

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