Is it permissible to give zakah to students of knowledge, whether they are poor or not?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give zakah to students of knowledge, whether they are poor or not? Not poor.
Answer:
No. However, if they are poor, you give them zakah, buy them books, and rent them a house to live in; because all of this is assistance in seeking knowledge for the poor. If they were not assisted, they would not seek knowledge, and seeking knowledge is jihad in the path of Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give zakah to students of knowledge, whether they are poor or not? Not poor.
Answer:
No. However, if they are poor, you give them zakah, buy them books, and rent them a house to live in; because all of this is assistance in seeking knowledge for the poor. If they were not assisted, they would not seek knowledge, and seeking knowledge is jihad in the path of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [659 -2802] هل يجوز دفع الزكاة لطُلاب العلم سواءً كانوا فُقراء أو غير ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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