Settling the debt of the poor from zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to settle the debt of a poor person directly from the zakah, or is it necessary that I give him the money and hand it over to him, and then he disposes of it himself?
Answer:
Likewise, you give the poor person the zakah, and he disposes of it for his need, whether to settle his debt, his maintenance, or something else? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to settle the debt of a poor person directly from the zakah, or is it necessary that I give him the money and hand it over to him, and then he disposes of it himself?
Answer:
Likewise, you give the poor person the zakah, and he disposes of it for his need, whether to settle his debt, his maintenance, or something else? Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك : أن الناس في عصر الصحابة والتابعين ومن بعدهم كانوا يأتون المساجد حفاة في الطين وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:17:04)
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