Is it permissible for a son to pay off his father's debt from his zakah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person says his father passed away with a debt and left no money. Is it permissible for the son to pay off his father's debt from his zakah?
Answer:
No, zakah is not used to pay off the debts of the deceased, because zakah is paid to the poor and needy among the living, and it is not paid on behalf of the dead. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person says his father passed away with a debt and left no money. Is it permissible for the son to pay off his father's debt from his zakah?
Answer:
No, zakah is not used to pay off the debts of the deceased, because zakah is paid to the poor and needy among the living, and it is not paid on behalf of the dead. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [333 -521] هل يجوز للولد أن يُسدد دين والده من زكاة ماله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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