Paying zakah to one who has been pardoned in retaliation for a financial sum
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The questioner:
The questioner: May Allah prolong your life. I am asking you about zakah. If a person is sentenced to qisas (retaliation in kind) and then pardoned in exchange for a financial sum, is it permissible to give him zakah, or is it not permissible? The Shaykh: Yes. Repeat the question, Abu Muhammad. The questioner: Like now, a person is sentenced to qisas and is pardoned in exchange for a financial sum. Is it permissible to give him zakah, or is it not permissible, regarding this amount owed to the victim’s family?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: There is no harm, my brother. This is among the debtors, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has made a share for the debtors in zakah, whether one is in debt for himself or for another. So this is among the debtors. If he is unable to pay the amount they settled on, he is helped from the zakah. Yes.
The questioner: May Allah prolong your life. I am asking you about zakah. If a person is sentenced to qisas (retaliation in kind) and then pardoned in exchange for a financial sum, is it permissible to give him zakah, or is it not permissible? The Shaykh: Yes. Repeat the question, Abu Muhammad. The questioner: Like now, a person is sentenced to qisas and is pardoned in exchange for a financial sum. Is it permissible to give him zakah, or is it not permissible, regarding this amount owed to the victim’s family?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: There is no harm, my brother. This is among the debtors, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has made a share for the debtors in zakah, whether one is in debt for himself or for another. So this is among the debtors. If he is unable to pay the amount they settled on, he is helped from the zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (088) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-04-29] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (26:23)
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