Giving zakah to one who has contracted a marriage but is unable to bear its costs
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Question:
I have a cousin (son of my mother’s brother) who has contracted a marriage with a woman, but he has not been able to complete the remaining costs of the marriage. May I give him from my zakah, knowing that his father is unable to marry him off at this time?
Answer:
Yes, if a person is unable to marry, he is given from the zakah. Or if he can afford some of it but not all, he is given from the zakah; because this is among the essential religious matters. So the one who is unable to marry is helped from the zakah and other means.
I have a cousin (son of my mother’s brother) who has contracted a marriage with a woman, but he has not been able to complete the remaining costs of the marriage. May I give him from my zakah, knowing that his father is unable to marry him off at this time?
Answer:
Yes, if a person is unable to marry, he is given from the zakah. Or if he can afford some of it but not all, he is given from the zakah; because this is among the essential religious matters. So the one who is unable to marry is helped from the zakah and other means.
Source
أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (1:08:18)
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