Is it permissible for a father who is a pharmacist to pay Zakat on his money with medications, knowing that his income barely covers food and drink?
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According to the majority of jurists, it is not permissible to pay the on trade goods from the goods themselves; rather, it must be paid in cash. However, a group of scholars has permitted paying it from the goods themselves, especially when there is a need.
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