Is it permissible to count the amount paid on behalf of the insolvent debtor as Zakat, if the debtor will not repay his debt?
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As long as you have guaranteed the borrower to the lender, you are obligated to repay the debt on their behalf. What you pay cannot be counted as , because you are fulfilling a debt that is incumbent upon you. Zakat is the transfer of ownership of a portion of wealth to a poor person with an intention coinciding with the act of giving. Furthermore, the payment was not made to one of the prescribed recipients of zakat.
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