Is it permissible for a poor man who wants to marry to ask people for financial assistance?
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The Shaykh : Please.
The questioner : Some of the brothers present offered to me.
The Shaykh : Some?
The questioner : Some of the brothers present offered to me that there is a brother among the brothers who needs to get married and is about to get married and needs help, so he said, "You should ask the young men to cooperate with this young man so that we can make it happen so we can marry him." Is this request permissible?
The Shaykh : If he is poor, it is permissible; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : If he is poor, it is permissible; if not, it is not. Is the brother poor?
Another questioner : Nizam says he is poor. The brother Nizam says he is poor.
The questioner : Do we rely on Nizam's statement, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I do not know. Ask him.
The questioner : Because he is the one conveying it.
The Shaykh : Does he know him?
The questioner : He knows him, and he is conveying that he asked our brothers.
The Shaykh : Does he know him in the way of 'Umar, a dirham and a dinar, travel and neighborhood?
The questioner : And is this kind of assistance considered from zakah?
The Shaykh : Of course, because he is poor. We are stipulating that he is poor, meaning if he wants to get married and he is poor, it is permissible to give him zakah. And if he wants to get married, it is even more so, because there is assistance for him in preserving his chastity.
The questioner : There is a condition, Professor. Here, the brother Abu Muhammad pointed to it, saying that the marriage must be for the first time.
The Shaykh : Heh heh heh, yes. What was your stance toward this condition?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But is it lawful? This is your logic, it is not lawful.
The attendees: ...
The Shaykh : This is the condition that was presented to you. He said it is not lawful, but it is better than the others!
The attendees: ...
The Shaykh : And Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
The questioner : Some of the brothers present offered to me.
The Shaykh : Some?
The questioner : Some of the brothers present offered to me that there is a brother among the brothers who needs to get married and is about to get married and needs help, so he said, "You should ask the young men to cooperate with this young man so that we can make it happen so we can marry him." Is this request permissible?
The Shaykh : If he is poor, it is permissible; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : If he is poor, it is permissible; if not, it is not. Is the brother poor?
Another questioner : Nizam says he is poor. The brother Nizam says he is poor.
The questioner : Do we rely on Nizam's statement, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I do not know. Ask him.
The questioner : Because he is the one conveying it.
The Shaykh : Does he know him?
The questioner : He knows him, and he is conveying that he asked our brothers.
The Shaykh : Does he know him in the way of 'Umar, a dirham and a dinar, travel and neighborhood?
The questioner : And is this kind of assistance considered from zakah?
The Shaykh : Of course, because he is poor. We are stipulating that he is poor, meaning if he wants to get married and he is poor, it is permissible to give him zakah. And if he wants to get married, it is even more so, because there is assistance for him in preserving his chastity.
The questioner : There is a condition, Professor. Here, the brother Abu Muhammad pointed to it, saying that the marriage must be for the first time.
The Shaykh : Heh heh heh, yes. What was your stance toward this condition?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But is it lawful? This is your logic, it is not lawful.
The attendees: ...
The Shaykh : This is the condition that was presented to you. He said it is not lawful, but it is better than the others!
The attendees: ...
The Shaykh : And Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
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