Is zakah given to a person whose salary is insufficient?
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Question:
A man whose salary is three thousand riyals had a surgical operation performed on his son that cost twelve thousand, and he does not have the amount to pay for it. Is he given from the zakah or not?
Answer:
Yes, he is given from the zakah, because this is among the debtors, and Allah has made a share of the zakah for the debtors. This is a debtor for himself who is unable to pay the debt that became obligatory upon him, so he is helped from the zakah. Yes.
A man whose salary is three thousand riyals had a surgical operation performed on his son that cost twelve thousand, and he does not have the amount to pay for it. Is he given from the zakah or not?
Answer:
Yes, he is given from the zakah, because this is among the debtors, and Allah has made a share of the zakah for the debtors. This is a debtor for himself who is unable to pay the debt that became obligatory upon him, so he is helped from the zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تُعطى الزكاة لمن لا يكفيه راتبه؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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