Regarding the zakah of my wealth; I have land, shares, and debts owed to me by people; and I have some urgent expenses I face before the festival
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The questioner: Regarding the zakah of wealth, I have land, I have shares, I have debts.
The Shaykh: What is the third?
The questioner: Land, shares, debts owed by people.
The Shaykh: Debts.
The questioner : Do you see how?
The Shaykh: Debts you have on people?
The questioner: I have them on people, yes, but currently... for example, fifty dinars came out, I have no solution... fifty dinars to pay out, do you see how it is? Do I become indebted - for example - or do I take from what I have in order to prepare for the festival or some expenses and pay the zakah?
The Shaykh: What do you mean by taking from what you have?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: I understood, I understood, I am asking you one word that I did not understand, taking from what you have; what do you mean by taking from what you have?
The questioner: I pay the zakah from my personal funds, on the basis that everything I have is sufficient to face the expenses of the festival.
Another questioner: You mean your expenses?
The questioner: My expenses, I want to keep them, for example, I have 70 dinars, for example, I took out 40 dinars which is enough for me... maintaining family ties... so is it permissible - for example - for me to borrow from them or delay it until after the festival?
The Shaykh: Would it not be permissible? Is it permissible to borrow in order to spend on your family?
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh: It is permissible, and it is also permissible to spend on your poor.
The questioner: It is permissible to take a portion.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh: What is the third?
The questioner: Land, shares, debts owed by people.
The Shaykh: Debts.
The questioner : Do you see how?
The Shaykh: Debts you have on people?
The questioner: I have them on people, yes, but currently... for example, fifty dinars came out, I have no solution... fifty dinars to pay out, do you see how it is? Do I become indebted - for example - or do I take from what I have in order to prepare for the festival or some expenses and pay the zakah?
The Shaykh: What do you mean by taking from what you have?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: I understood, I understood, I am asking you one word that I did not understand, taking from what you have; what do you mean by taking from what you have?
The questioner: I pay the zakah from my personal funds, on the basis that everything I have is sufficient to face the expenses of the festival.
Another questioner: You mean your expenses?
The questioner: My expenses, I want to keep them, for example, I have 70 dinars, for example, I took out 40 dinars which is enough for me... maintaining family ties... so is it permissible - for example - for me to borrow from them or delay it until after the festival?
The Shaykh: Would it not be permissible? Is it permissible to borrow in order to spend on your family?
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh: It is permissible, and it is also permissible to spend on your poor.
The questioner: It is permissible to take a portion.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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