Is it permissible to give zakah to a person who has a debt he is unable to pay off?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give zakah to a person who has a debt he is unable to pay off?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he has a due debt and is being demanded to pay it, and he is unable to settle it, he is helped from the zakah to settle his debt.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
They are among the debtors; the debtors have a right to the zakah, whether they are debtors for themselves or for others. This is a debtor for himself, one who has a debt, a debtor for himself.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give zakah to a person who has a debt he is unable to pay off?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he has a due debt and is being demanded to pay it, and he is unable to settle it, he is helped from the zakah to settle his debt.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
They are among the debtors; the debtors have a right to the zakah, whether they are debtors for themselves or for others. This is a debtor for himself, one who has a debt, a debtor for himself.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [837 -939] هل يجوز دفع الزكاة لمن عليه دين لا يقدر على الوفاء به؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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