Is it permissible for the Imam and Preacher, who has been entrusted with distributing zakat funds, to take from them to pay off his debt, considering he is among those in debt (al-gharimin) and unable to repay his debt, without informing the owners of the zakat?
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It is permissible for an agent to take if they are among those eligible for it, provided that the Zakat payer has authorized them with an absolute authorization to disburse it.
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