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Title: Could I spend zakah money

Question: I am not sahib e nisab. I am receiving zakah money every month. Could I spend that money to my family expenses? My wife is sahib-e-nisab and I have 2 children Please explain whatever.

Answer ID: 167870Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 495/440/M=05/1440)

It is lawful for you to take zakah money if you are eligible to receive zakah. After taking zakah you are free whether you spend it on yourself or on your family, there is no harm in it.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Could I spend zakah money

Question: I am not sahib e nisab. I am receiving zakah money every month. Could I spend that money to my family expenses? My wife is sahib-e-nisab and I have 2 children Please explain whatever.

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