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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Giving zakah to one who is unable to pay a blood money debt.

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Question:
Is it permissible to give from the zakah to one who owes blood money, and is this considered freeing a slave?

Answer:
Answer: If he is unable to pay the blood money that became obligatory upon him due to a criminal offense, he is helped from the zakah.
Source www.alfawzan.af.org.sa

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