Paying zakah to one's wife to settle the remaining price of an apartment
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The questioner:
The questioner says: My wife bought an apartment in Jeddah, and a sum of the price remains due on it, and she has no specific income.
The Shaykh:
No, and there is none.
The questioner:
And she has no specific income.
The Shaykh:
Transfer.
The questioner:
Income, income.
The Shaykh:
Payment.
The questioner:
Money, money, yes. So, is it permissible for me to give her?
The Shaykh:
I have.
The questioner:
Specific income.
The Shaykh:
Income, what?
The questioner:
Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
I mean, she has no earnings, yes.
The questioner:
So, is it permissible for me to give her some of my zakah, or all of it?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, her maintenance is obligatory upon you. As long as her maintenance is obligatory upon you, it is not permissible for you to give her zakah. But help her as a voluntary gift from you. May Allah reward you with good.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: My wife bought an apartment in Jeddah, and a sum of the price remains due on it, and she has no specific income.
The Shaykh:
No, and there is none.
The questioner:
And she has no specific income.
The Shaykh:
Transfer.
The questioner:
Income, income.
The Shaykh:
Payment.
The questioner:
Money, money, yes. So, is it permissible for me to give her?
The Shaykh:
I have.
The questioner:
Specific income.
The Shaykh:
Income, what?
The questioner:
Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
I mean, she has no earnings, yes.
The questioner:
So, is it permissible for me to give her some of my zakah, or all of it?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, her maintenance is obligatory upon you. As long as her maintenance is obligatory upon you, it is not permissible for you to give her zakah. But help her as a voluntary gift from you. May Allah reward you with good.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء في التنجيم - 1 — islamhouse.com (41:25)
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