Giving zakah to a poor man afflicted with smoking, for his wife
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a poor man is afflicted with smoking, is it permissible for me to give the zakah to his wife so she can spend it on the house and the children, or must I give it to him?
Answer:
You give it to him, and he is the one who bears the sin. As long as he is poor and a Muslim—he is a Muslim—as long as he is a Muslim, you give him the zakah. If he disposes of it in a bad way, he is the one who will be held accountable for that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a poor man is afflicted with smoking, is it permissible for me to give the zakah to his wife so she can spend it on the house and the children, or must I give it to him?
Answer:
You give it to him, and he is the one who bears the sin. As long as he is poor and a Muslim—he is a Muslim—as long as he is a Muslim, you give him the zakah. If he disposes of it in a bad way, he is the one who will be held accountable for that. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (55:50)
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