Is it permissible to give zakah money to build a house for a poor person?

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The questioner : Is it possible to buy a house for a poor person with zakah money?

The Shaykh : If you give him cash and he buys it, that is permissible. But giving him zakah in the form of a house is not permissible.

The questioner : No, no. If you give him cash and he buys it.

The Shaykh : And I have answered you.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : I have answered you with this and this.

Source www.al-albany.com

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