A man whose salary is five thousand riyals and who spends five thousand riyals, and who needs to get married: is he given from the zakah for the mahr?
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The Shaykh : What do you say about a man whose salary is five thousand riyals and who spends five thousand riyals: is he given or not?
The questioner : He is not given.
The Shaykh : Fine, but he needs to get married, and the mahr is ten thousand riyals. Is he given a mahr to marry with? Is he given a mahr? How much do we give him? Ten thousand riyals?
The questioner : Five.
The Shaykh : How can it be five? The mahr is ten. Fine, if the mahr is forty, is he given forty?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, fifty.
The questioner : He is given fifty.
The Shaykh : All right. If the need for marriage is like the need for food and drink, because marriage is one of the necessities of life, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it and commanded the young men to do so, saying:Mishkat al-Masabih 3080 Why was the address directed to the young men? Because they are the ones for whom the seeking of marriage is relevant, unlike the old men, most of whom are married, meaning that the seeking of marriage is less relevant for them than for the young men.
The questioner : He is not given.
The Shaykh : Fine, but he needs to get married, and the mahr is ten thousand riyals. Is he given a mahr to marry with? Is he given a mahr? How much do we give him? Ten thousand riyals?
The questioner : Five.
The Shaykh : How can it be five? The mahr is ten. Fine, if the mahr is forty, is he given forty?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, fifty.
The questioner : He is given fifty.
The Shaykh : All right. If the need for marriage is like the need for food and drink, because marriage is one of the necessities of life, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it and commanded the young men to do so, saying: