Is it permissible to give a young neighbor, who is 32 years old and has no money to get married, money from zakat to enable him to marry, or from money gifted for the sake of neighborly benevolence? And is it permissible to give him 30,0 [currency units] because he comes from a prominent social background, or would this be considered extravagance?
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The ruling on giving the impecunious person what enables him to marry has been previously explained in Fatwa no. 35666. The amount given varies according to individuals and countries, and one should be given what suffices for the expenses of marriage.
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