Is it permissible to pay zakat to cover the expenses of a husband's 'umrah, knowing that his income is limited and he cannot cover the costs?
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It is forbidden to deal with usurious banks. One must withdraw money from them and give the forbidden usurious gains as charity. It is not permissible to give money to a husband for him to perform , because Zakat has specific recipients as stated in the verse: "Indeed, [ prescribed ] charities are only for the poor and the needy..." (Quran 9:60). Hajj and Umrah are not among these recipients according to the majority of scholars.
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