Ruling on paying off the debt of a deceased person from zakah.
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The Shaykh : All right. Question: Is it permissible to pay off a debt owed by a deceased person from zakah? The correct view is that it is not permissible. Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (may Allah have mercy on him) and Abu 'Ubayd, the author of the book on wealth, reported: "The scholars agreed that it is not permissible to pay off a debt owed by a deceased person from zakah". Did you understand?
However, the reality is that there is scholarly disagreement on this. Nevertheless, the correct view is that a debt owed by a deceased person is not paid from zakah. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), before Allah opened the doors of wealth for him and he had an abundance of money, used to, when it was brought to him...
However, the reality is that there is scholarly disagreement on this. Nevertheless, the correct view is that a debt owed by a deceased person is not paid from zakah. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), before Allah opened the doors of wealth for him and he had an abundance of money, used to, when it was brought to him...