Giving Zakah to a Woman Whose Husband Is in Debt
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give zakah to a woman whose husband receives a salary, given that her husband has debts?
Answer:
He does not give to his wife if he has debts and cannot pay them off, or if he cannot provide for his wife. He gives to the husband, because he is the one who provides. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give zakah to a woman whose husband receives a salary, given that her husband has debts?
Answer:
He does not give to his wife if he has debts and cannot pay them off, or if he cannot provide for his wife. He gives to the husband, because he is the one who provides. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب ما جاء في النشرة — islamhouse.com (49:29)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.