Is zakah permissible for expatriate workers with low salaries?
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Q: The workers who come here usually have low salaries, and their livelihood is barely enough to keep them alive, and they have weak offspring behind them. Is zakah permissible for them?
A: If it is known that they are in a state of inability and need, and that their salaries do not cover their needs, and that they are Muslims, then once this is known, there is nothing wrong with giving them some of the zakah to meet their needs.
A: If it is known that they are in a state of inability and need, and that their salaries do not cover their needs, and that they are Muslims, then once this is known, there is nothing wrong with giving them some of the zakah to meet their needs.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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