The Ruling on Waiving a Debt and Paying It from Zakah
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you and reward you. He says: May Allah reward you. I am asking one of the brothers for a sum of money, and I have zakah to pay. May I deduct this amount, this request, from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
No. Allah the Exalted said: “And give zakah.” So it must be paid. Yes.
The questioner:
Abu Fahd says:
The Shaykh:
If you paid it to him and then he returned it to you as payment of a debt, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
May Allah bless you and reward you. He says: May Allah reward you. I am asking one of the brothers for a sum of money, and I have zakah to pay. May I deduct this amount, this request, from the zakah?
The Shaykh:
No. Allah the Exalted said: “And give zakah.” So it must be paid. Yes.
The questioner:
Abu Fahd says:
The Shaykh:
If you paid it to him and then he returned it to you as payment of a debt, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم إسقاط الدين وجعله من الزكاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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