Is it permissible for a man to be assisted from zakah funds to perform the obligatory Hajj?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give zakah money to a person so that he can perform the obligatory Hajj with it?
Answer:
Yes. They mentioned that the poor pilgrim is assisted from zakah, because Hajj is a type of jihad, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hajj is a type of jihad." And zakah is distributed for jihad. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give zakah money to a person so that he can perform the obligatory Hajj with it?
Answer:
Yes. They mentioned that the poor pilgrim is assisted from zakah, because Hajj is a type of jihad, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hajj is a type of jihad." And zakah is distributed for jihad. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [391 -521] هل يجوز أن يعان الرجل من أموال الزكاة لأداء فريضة الحج؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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