Giving zakah to a sick person to undergo a surgical operation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my wealth to a sick man to undergo an operation that costs him a great deal?
Answer:
If he is unable to undergo the operation except with help from the zakah, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my wealth to a sick man to undergo an operation that costs him a great deal?
Answer:
If he is unable to undergo the operation except with help from the zakah, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:12:15)
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