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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Giving Zakah to One Who Wants to Get Married

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Question:
Is paying the zakah to one who wants to marry considered obligatory, or is it considered that it reaches him, or is he among the people of zakah?

Answer:
He must be poor, unable to marry, and in need of it. He is given from the zakah what helps him to marry. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (184) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-09] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:07)

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