Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 2 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 416

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

Commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

وَيَتَصَدَّقَ عَلَى زَوْجَتِهِ، وَكَذَلِكَ الزَّوْجَةُ تَتَصَدَّقُ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا، وَأَنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَدَقَةٌ وَصِلَةٌ.

A husband may give charity to his wife, just as a wife may give to her husband; such charity serves both as an act of almsgiving and a strengthening of kinship ties.

أَمَّا الزَّكَاةُ فَإِنْ كَانَ مِمَّا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَصِحُّ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَيْهِمُ الزَّكَاةَ، مِثْلُ لَوْ كَانَتِ الزَّكَاةُ لِدَفْعِ حَاجَتِهِمَا مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ، وَهُوَ مَنْ تَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ النَّفَقَةُ، وَمَالُهُ يَتَحَمَّلُ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُمَا مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ، أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَ مِمَّنْ لَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ، كَمَا لَوْ قَضَى دَيْنًا عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَوْ عَنِ ابْنِهِ أَوْ زَوْجَتِهِ، أَوْ قَضَتْ دَيْنًا عَلَى زَوْجِهَا؛ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ إِذَا كَانَ الْمَدِينُ حَيًّا، أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَ الْمَدِينُ مَيِّتًا فَلَا يُقْضَى عَنْهُ إِلَّا تَبَرُّعًا، أَوْ مِنَ التَّرِكَةِ، وَلَا يُقْضَى عَنْهُ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ. ٣٢٧-

Regarding Zakat, one cannot pay it to those whom one is already obligated to support. If a person is responsible for providing maintenance to his wife or family and has the means to do so, he may not use Zakat funds to cover those expenses. However, if the payment is not a mandatory obligation—such as settling a debt for a father, son, or wife, or a wife settling a debt for her husband—there is no harm in this, provided the debtor is still alive. If the debtor has passed away, such debts must be settled through voluntary contributions or from the deceased's estate, not from Zakat.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (18 verbs · 36 nouns)

• تَصَدَّقَ — to give charity
• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• دَفَعَ — to pay
• زَوْجَة — wife
• زَوْج — husband
• صَدَقَة — charity