Giving zakah to one who needs an expensive operation
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man broke his leg and needs an expensive operation, and he is unable to pay for it.
The Shaykh:
Expensive.
The questioner:
He needs an expensive operation, and he is unable to pay for it. Is it permissible for us to give him from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he is poor and cannot afford the cost of treatment, you give him from the zakah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man broke his leg and needs an expensive operation, and he is unable to pay for it.
The Shaykh:
Expensive.
The questioner:
He needs an expensive operation, and he is unable to pay for it. Is it permissible for us to give him from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he is poor and cannot afford the cost of treatment, you give him from the zakah.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما سماعه من المرأة الأجنبية أو الأمرد فمن أعظم المحرمات — islamhouse.com (55:08)
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