Giving a loan to a needy person from zakat al-mal
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person asked me to lend him a sum of money because his salary is not enough for his purchases, even food, by the end of the month. He says: Is it permissible for me to give him from my zakat, and not have this money returned to me?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible. If he is in need, you give him the zakat for the needy person. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person asked me to lend him a sum of money because his salary is not enough for his purchases, even food, by the end of the month. He says: Is it permissible for me to give him from my zakat, and not have this money returned to me?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible. If he is in need, you give him the zakat for the needy person. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (52:42)
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