The ruling on giving zakah to a relative in order to help him with his marriage
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Question:
We move on to the brother, the questioner Ali. Please, Ali from Jeddah, go ahead, my brother Ali. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Shaykh Muhammad, or did he say Shaykh Talib? Salih, please. I have a question, Shaykh Salih. Please. My question, may you live long, is that I have zakat al-mal that becomes due in Ramadan, and I have a relative, my sister’s son, who is getting married. He has a salary, but the mahr is high and the costs are heavy for him. So is it possible for me to give him from the zakah? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it; it is permissible to advance the zakah when there is a need for it. And if, as you mentioned, this person is unable to get married except with assistance, then help him from the zakah, even if you advance it before the completion of the lunar year. Yes.
We move on to the brother, the questioner Ali. Please, Ali from Jeddah, go ahead, my brother Ali. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Shaykh Muhammad, or did he say Shaykh Talib? Salih, please. I have a question, Shaykh Salih. Please. My question, may you live long, is that I have zakat al-mal that becomes due in Ramadan, and I have a relative, my sister’s son, who is getting married. He has a salary, but the mahr is high and the costs are heavy for him. So is it possible for me to give him from the zakah? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it; it is permissible to advance the zakah when there is a need for it. And if, as you mentioned, this person is unable to get married except with assistance, then help him from the zakah, even if you advance it before the completion of the lunar year. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم دفع الزكاة للقريب من أجل إعانته على الزواج – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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