QUESTION:
Can Zakaat be given to one’s husband to pay off his debts?
ANSWER:
The preferred view in the Hanafi Madhab is that a wife cannot give Zakaat to her husband or vice versa, hence, you cannot assist your husband with Zakaat funds to pay off his debts. [Re: Fataawa Uthmaaniyyah Vol:4 Pg:50]
ولا يدفع إلى إمرأته للإشتراك في المنافع (الفتاوى الهندية ص٢٠٧ ج١)
ولا يجوز دفع الرجل الزكاة إلى زوجته بالإجماع (بدائع الصنائع ص٤٨١ ج٣))
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
Date: 17 Safr 1446 / 22 August 2024
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
