An employee with many debts, whose salary only covers his monthly expenses: is it permissible to give him from the zakah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: There is an employee who has many debts, and his salary only covers his monthly expenses. Is it permissible to give him from the zakah?
Answer:
It is not permissible to give him from the zakah if he has what suffices him. If his salary is sufficient for his expenses, then he is wealthy. However, if the salary is less than the cost of his expenses, the shortfall is completed for him from the zakah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: There is an employee who has many debts, and his salary only covers his monthly expenses. Is it permissible to give him from the zakah?
Answer:
It is not permissible to give him from the zakah if he has what suffices him. If his salary is sufficient for his expenses, then he is wealthy. However, if the salary is less than the cost of his expenses, the shortfall is completed for him from the zakah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [123 -3022] موظف عليه ديون كثيرة، وراتبه يكفيه للمصاريف الشهرية فقط فهل يجوز إعطاؤه من الزكاة؟ — youtube.com
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