Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Paying off a Zakat recipients debt for him with Zakat funds

· 16 Jumada I 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 46846English

Question

Du'a Hazrat Mufti Sahib is well

If someone gave me their zakaat to discharge. Appointed me as a wakeel to discharge according to my discretion.

There is a zakaat recipient who is eligible.

Can the zakaat recipient allow me to pay off his debt directly without him taking possession of the cash

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If the zakat recipient allows you to pay off his debts without him personally taking possession of the zakat money, it will be valid.[1]

And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best

Bilal Yusuf Pandor

Student Darul Iftaa

Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (2/ 39) [1]

وكذا لو قضى دين ميت فقير بنية الزكاة؛ لأنه لم يوجد التمليك من الفقير لعدم قبضه، ولو قضى دين حي فقير إن قضى بغير أمره لم يجز؛ لأنه لم يوجد التمليك من الفقير لعدم قبضه وإن كان بأمره يجوز عن الزكاة لوجود التمليك من الفقير؛ لأنه لما أمره به صار وكيلا عنه في القبض فصار كأن الفقير قبض الصدقة بنفسه وملكه من الغريم

الفتاوى الهندية - ط. دار الفكر (1/ 190)

ولو قضى دين الفقير بزكاة ماله إن كان بأمره يجوز وإن كان بغير أمره لا يجوز

فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا ج 3 ص

Answered by
Bilal Yusuf Pandor
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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