Is zakah permissible for the bankrupt? And should people be warned against him?
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Is one who lost his merchandise and went bankrupt given from zakah or from public funds?
Who is it and who is it? If he is poor, he is given from voluntary charity and from zakah.
Q: Should people be warned against dealing with the bankrupt?
A: No, it is not obligatory.
Q: He deceives people by consuming their rights, and this is widespread now? What is warned against without it being backbiting?
A: This is a matter for consideration. As for his right, he has the right to complain and say, "He wronged me; he invalidated my right," because he is one who has been wronged. As for the matter of informing people that he is bankrupt: this is a matter for consideration; because he may be in dire necessity and buying his needs.
Who is it and who is it? If he is poor, he is given from voluntary charity and from zakah.
Q: Should people be warned against dealing with the bankrupt?
A: No, it is not obligatory.
Q: He deceives people by consuming their rights, and this is widespread now? What is warned against without it being backbiting?
A: This is a matter for consideration. As for his right, he has the right to complain and say, "He wronged me; he invalidated my right," because he is one who has been wronged. As for the matter of informing people that he is bankrupt: this is a matter for consideration; because he may be in dire necessity and buying his needs.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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