Is it permissible for someone who possesses savings that do not reach the niṣāb, and who needs this money for essential matters such as housing installments, and whose salary is low and who is in debt, to take from zakat to pay off his debt?
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If the money remaining after covering expenses is not sufficient to repay a debt, then it is permissible for the person to take from the Zakat to repay their debt.
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