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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on paying off a father's debt from zakah

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Question:
May Allah bless you. Abu Shihab from Jeddah asks: What is the ruling on paying off a father's debt from zakah?

Answer:
It is not permissible for a son to take from his father's zakah, and it is not permissible for a father to take from his son's zakah. Zakah is forbidden for the two vertical lines of kinship. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6913- حكم قضاء الدين عن الأب من الزكاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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