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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Giving from zakah to a worker who has not received his salary

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a worker has not received his salary from the company for seven months, is it permissible for me to give him from the zakah?

Answer:
Yes, if he is in need, give him from the zakah, because he has not been able to obtain his salary and he is in need. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي بلغ فيها مراده : مكيدة التحليل — islamhouse.com (37:52)

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