Faraz Rabbani – Weekly Q&A Is a Single Mother Debt Eligible for Zakat

Faraz Rabbani
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The speaker explains that if a woman is in debt to her family, she may fall into the category to receive payments for her debt. If she doesn't have enough money to cover her expenses and debts, she may be eligible for the profit sharing grant (PAG), which is recommended to her. If she cannot cover her expenses and debts, she may be eligible for the profit sharing grant.

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			There's a question that does a single mom
		
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			mother with 2 children
		
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			who is in debt to to the family,
		
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			fall into the category
		
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			allowed to receive zakat
		
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			since
		
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			so
		
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			basically
		
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			may Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala grant her facilitation.
		
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			A person is eligible for zakat if
		
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			they if
		
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			upon deducting
		
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			your your upcoming month's expenses
		
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			and
		
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			your
		
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			debts that are due, you don't have enough
		
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			to
		
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			you don't have enough
		
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			to cover the nisaab, the zakatibil minimum,
		
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			which you can see online that what is
		
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			the gold nisaab.
		
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			Right? So someone,
		
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			if you account for your immediate expenses
		
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			and your
		
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			upcoming debt payments, the next month of debt
		
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			payments, if you consider these two things and
		
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			you don't have the zakat double minimum, then
		
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			you are eligible for zakat.
		
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			It is recommended to take the means not
		
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			to be in need.
		
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			It's recommended
		
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			to take the means not to be in
		
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			need. Right?
		
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			Whoever we are, if to the extent facilitate.
		
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			But if despite that, one is not able
		
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			to cover, then
		
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			charity is is mercy and facilitation.