Ruling on a woman giving her zakah to her indebted husband
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Question:
The listener (Zahra . H. J) says: Your Eminence! Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my gold to my husband, who has many debts? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
There is no harm in giving the husband the zakah if he is poor. There is no harm in that, according to the correct opinion of the scholars, if he is poor; he is given the zakah from his wife, yes.
The presenter: And what if he has debts, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: If he has debts that he cannot pay, he is poor. If he has debts that he is unable to pay; he is a debtor who is poor, yes, he is given the zakah.
The listener (Zahra . H. J) says: Your Eminence! Is it permissible for me to give the zakah of my gold to my husband, who has many debts? Please advise us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
There is no harm in giving the husband the zakah if he is poor. There is no harm in that, according to the correct opinion of the scholars, if he is poor; he is given the zakah from his wife, yes.
The presenter: And what if he has debts, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: If he has debts that he cannot pay, he is poor. If he has debts that he is unable to pay; he is a debtor who is poor, yes, he is given the zakah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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