Is the tenant given from zakah to own a residence?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man lives in a rented apartment and wants to own a house. Is it permissible for him to be given from zakah for that purpose?
Answer:
If he is unable to afford buying a residence, he is helped from zakah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A man lives in a rented apartment and wants to own a house. Is it permissible for him to be given from zakah for that purpose?
Answer:
If he is unable to afford buying a residence, he is helped from zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1608- هل يُعطى المستأجر من الزكاة ليتملَّك مسكنًا؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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