Giving zakah to a wife whose husband is negligent in providing her maintenance
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Question:
He also asks: Is it permissible to give zakah to a wife whose husband is negligent in providing her maintenance?
Answer:
If her husband is poor, she gives it to the husband who is the provider, so that he provides for her. But if he is wealthy yet does not provide for her, withholding her maintenance unjustly and oppressively, and she is in need, there is no harm in giving it to her.
He also asks: Is it permissible to give zakah to a wife whose husband is negligent in providing her maintenance?
Answer:
If her husband is poor, she gives it to the husband who is the provider, so that he provides for her. But if he is wealthy yet does not provide for her, withholding her maintenance unjustly and oppressively, and she is in need, there is no harm in giving it to her.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 164 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الجامع/الأدب/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (30:46)
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