The ruling on giving one's zakah to one's creditor
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Question:
A man has a large debt, and he is engaged in trade. Every year he pays his zakah and gives it to the creditor until the debt is paid off. Is this practice prescribed?
Answer:
If they colluded on that, no. But if he gave it to him because of his poverty, giving a person because of his poverty, and then he saw that he would pay it off from it without collusion or agreement, there is no blame on him. But if he says to him, “... until you give it to me,” that is not permissible.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A man has a large debt, and he is engaged in trade. Every year he pays his zakah and gives it to the creditor until the debt is paid off. Is this practice prescribed?
Answer:
If they colluded on that, no. But if he gave it to him because of his poverty, giving a person because of his poverty, and then he saw that he would pay it off from it without collusion or agreement, there is no blame on him. But if he says to him, “... until you give it to me,” that is not permissible.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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