A poor woman who wants a divorce at her request from her husband and has no money: is she given from the zakah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a poor woman wants a divorce at her request from her husband, and he has demanded a sum of money from her amounting to forty thousand riyals. The question is: is she given from the zakah in her current situation?
Answer:
Yes, she is a debtor for herself, so she is given. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: “and those in debt.” Yes, and she is a debtor for herself to free herself. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a poor woman wants a divorce at her request from her husband, and he has demanded a sum of money from her amounting to forty thousand riyals. The question is: is she given from the zakah in her current situation?
Answer:
Yes, she is a debtor for herself, so she is given. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: “and those in debt.” Yes, and she is a debtor for herself to free herself. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [449 -2802] امرأة فقيرة تُريد الخُلع من زوجها ولا تملك المال، فهل تعطى من الزكاة؟ — youtube.com
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