Is it permissible for a guarantor to pay a debt from his zakah?
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Question:
Sa'id Muhammad from Abha says: I became a guarantor for a person who owed a sum of money. Am I required to pay this guarantee on his behalf from the zakah of my wealth?
Answer:
No, you do not pay it from your zakah. You became a guarantor, and the guarantor pays. If you were a guarantor who is in debt (kafil gharam), then you pay it from your wealth. But if you were merely a guarantor who presents the debtor, then yes, you do not pay it from your wealth; you present him and that is sufficient.
Sa'id Muhammad from Abha says: I became a guarantor for a person who owed a sum of money. Am I required to pay this guarantee on his behalf from the zakah of my wealth?
Answer:
No, you do not pay it from your zakah. You became a guarantor, and the guarantor pays. If you were a guarantor who is in debt (kafil gharam), then you pay it from your wealth. But if you were merely a guarantor who presents the debtor, then yes, you do not pay it from your wealth; you present him and that is sufficient.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5080] هل يجوز لمن كفل شخصًا في مبلغ أن يؤدِّيه من زكاة ماله؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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