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Can a person give zakat to his son inlaw to pay his debts. son in law is working hard for his living ,but there ,s no much left to pay his debt back .so can fatherinlaw give his zakat to son inlaw to pay his debt.thank you.

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 can a person give zakat to his son inlaw to pay his debts. son in law is working hard for his living ,but there ,s no much left to pay his debt back .so can fatherinlaw give his zakat to son inlaw  to pay his debt.thank you.

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In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful


Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

It is permissible to give zakāh to one’s son in law,[1] on condition he is a legitimate recipient of zakāh.[2] (i.e. At the time of receiving zakāh, apart from miqdāri qaradh (the amount of debts) he is not a sāhib nisāb.)

     1  (Raddul Mukhtār Vol.2, Pg.346, HM Saīd)

2  (Hidāyah, Vol.1,Pg.205)

When a person will be regarded as a sāhib nisāb? and for other basic rules on zakāh search for   Fatwā #14969 and #17114 on www.askimam.org   OR  “who is entitled to receive zakāh” in Bahisti Zewar. 

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum

Ml. Abduz Zaman,
Student Dārul Iftā

Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah



1 وَقُيِّدَ بِالْوِلَادِ لِجَوَازِهِ لِبَقِيَّةِ الْأَقَارِبِ كَالْإِخْوَةِ وَالْأَعْمَامِ وَالْأَخْوَالِ الْفُقَرَاءِ بَلْ هُمْ أَوْلَى ؛ لِأَنَّهُ صِلَةٌ وَصَدَقَةٌ .  وَفِي الظَّهِيرِيَّةِ : وَيَبْدَأُ فِي الصَّدَقَاتِ بِالْأَقَارِبِ ، ثُمَّ الْمَوَالِي ثُمَّ الْجِيرَانِ ، وَلَوْ دَفَعَ زَكَاتَهُ إلَى مَنْ نَفَقَتُهُ وَاجِبَةٌ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ الْأَقَارِبِ جَازَ إذَا لَمْ يَحْسِبْهَا مِنْ النَّفَقَةِ بَحْرٌ وَقَدَّمْنَاهُ مُوَضَّحًا أَوَّلَ الزَّكَاةِ . وَيَجُوزُ دَفْعُهَا لِزَوْجَةِ أَبِيهِ وَابْنِهِ وَزَوْجِ ابْنَتِهِ تَتَارْخَانِيَّةٌ . (ردالمحتار،باب المصرف)

2والغارم من لزمه دين ولا يملك نصابا فاضلاً عن دينه. ((هوالخامس من المصارف))  (هدايه،كتاب الزكوة)

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