Citizens in debt eligible for zakat
(MENAFN- Arab News) Refugees and debt-ridden residents are legitimate recipients of zakat said the Kingdom's Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh who is also chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars.
He urged people who are no longer in need of charity money to make way for others who are more worthy of aid.
Zakat is also obligatory on land that has not been sold in a year he said during a sermon at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
'Citizens who cannot afford to pay off their monthly bank installments are also eligible to receive zakat money in addition to youth who cannot afford to get married."
'Syrian refugees in Lebanon Jordan and other countries are in dire need of financial aid after their homes were demolished and their properties looted not to mention the Palestinians in Gaza" he said.
He urged people who are no longer in need of charity money to make way for others who are more worthy of aid.
Zakat is also obligatory on land that has not been sold in a year he said during a sermon at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.
'Citizens who cannot afford to pay off their monthly bank installments are also eligible to receive zakat money in addition to youth who cannot afford to get married."
'Syrian refugees in Lebanon Jordan and other countries are in dire need of financial aid after their homes were demolished and their properties looted not to mention the Palestinians in Gaza" he said.
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