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Title: Assa la mu alaikum Q Is it permissible to give zakah to a person(who has no savings), who is in debt due to borrowing money from a bank to buy a house etc on Intrest (Mortgage)?

Question: Assa la mu alaikum Q Is it permissible to give zakah to a person(who has no savings), who is in debt due to borrowing money from a bank to buy a house etc on Intrest (Mortgage)?

Answer ID: 16668Posted on: Aug 31, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1667/1330/L=1430)

If he has no cash amount and has some debts to be paid, he can receive Zakah.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Assa la mu alaikum Q Is it permissible to give zakah to a person(who has no savings), who is in debt due to borrowing money from a bank to buy a house etc on Intrest (Mortgage)?

Question: Assa la mu alaikum Q Is it permissible to give zakah to a person(who has no savings), who is in debt due to borrowing money from a bank to buy a house etc on Intrest (Mortgage)?

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