Is it permissible to give one's aunt from the zakah for the costs of an urgent surgical operation?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I have zakah on my wealth, and I have an aunt who is ill. She needs an urgent operation, and the cost of the operation is high. Is it permissible for me to give my zakah to my aunt, knowing that she is neither poor nor wealthy, but the need here is due to this operation which requires immediate performance?
Answer:
Yes, you give her the zakah for this need. This is a need and a necessity, it does not accept delay, and she is unable to afford it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I have zakah on my wealth, and I have an aunt who is ill. She needs an urgent operation, and the cost of the operation is high. Is it permissible for me to give my zakah to my aunt, knowing that she is neither poor nor wealthy, but the need here is due to this operation which requires immediate performance?
Answer:
Yes, you give her the zakah for this need. This is a need and a necessity, it does not accept delay, and she is unable to afford it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1077- هل يجوز إعطاء العمة من الزكاة لتكاليف عملية جراحية عاجلة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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