Question
A person does not own a house and does not have enough money to purchase a house. So he borrows money to buy a decent house and comforts himself saying he will accept zakaat to pay for the debt he has incurred. Can Zakaat be given to him?
Answer
Zakaat should not be given to someone who buys a house with the intention of collecting Zakaat to pay the debt. He should work and pay his debt. Zakaat is the right of those who are poor and who do not incur debt with the corrupt intention mentioned above.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 12
- PDF page
- 8
Appears under THE FATHER’S RIGHTS? (approximate).