What is the ruling on receiving aid for someone who is in debt and has no money, whose wife works and provides him with what he needs, and who owns a shop, a house, and embroidery machines that he cannot sell except for a quarter of their price?

The criterion for the permissibility of taking from aid depends on the purpose for which the money was given. If the money was for jihad, one should not take it if they are not among the mujahideen. If it was sustenance for those who have no means of livelihood, then one should not be given from it as long as they have sufficient sustenance for themselves and their family.

If the money is zakat, it is permissible for a debtor who does not possess what would enable him to pay off his debt to take it, and for a poor person who does not possess what would suffice his needs. Poverty is not negated by owning a house or a commercial property that does not cover its expenses, nor is it negated by one's wife spending on him; because her spending is voluntary and not obligatory.

If the aid consists of voluntary charity, it is permissible to take from it, unless its givers have specified it for descriptions that do not apply to the beneficiary.