Ruling on the guarantor paying off the debt of the one he guaranteed from zakah
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A man guaranteed a debt owed by a third party to another. The debtor became unable to pay. Is it permissible for the guarantor to pay off the debt of the one he guaranteed from his zakah?
Yes, this is permissible because it falls under the general meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Surah al-Tawbah: 60] The guarantor says: I did not pay the debt on behalf of myself, but rather I paid it on behalf of the debtor, and I cleared his liability. I know that if I had paid it from my own wealth, the debt would have remained in the liability of the creditor. In that case, my paying it from my zakah would be a clearing of the creditor's liability, and it falls under the general meaning of the verse.
Yes, this is permissible because it falls under the general meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
