Is the poor spendthrift given zakah money in kind or in cash?
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The questioner : The poor spendthrift: you tell him, "Shall I give you [money] so you can buy a house?" and I give him cash.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But he is a spendthrift. I know that if I give him the five thousand dinars,
The Shaykh : he will squander them.
The questioner : He will squander them, but I tell him, "I am giving you the five thousand dinars."
The Shaykh : You do not give it to him, you do not give it to him, as long as you have testified against him as you have.
The questioner : Do you buy it for him?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Likewise? The number of buildings and the number of...
The Shaykh : We give it to those who are not spendthrifts.
The questioner : Yes, Allah is the Greatest!!
The Shaykh : 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 turn to You in repentance.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But he is a spendthrift. I know that if I give him the five thousand dinars,
The Shaykh : he will squander them.
The questioner : He will squander them, but I tell him, "I am giving you the five thousand dinars."
The Shaykh : You do not give it to him, you do not give it to him, as long as you have testified against him as you have.
The questioner : Do you buy it for him?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Likewise? The number of buildings and the number of...
The Shaykh : We give it to those who are not spendthrifts.
The questioner : Yes, Allah is the Greatest!!
The Shaykh : 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 turn to You in repentance.
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