Is it permissible to give zakat to those who have not received their salaries for several months, knowing that they will become self-sufficient upon receiving their salaries?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
has specific categories of recipients mentioned in the Holy Quran. If these people are poor or needy, lacking what suffices for their basic needs, then it is permissible to give them zakat. As for their salaries, as long as they are unable to obtain them, these are considered absent funds, and it is permissible to give them from zakat until they retrieve their money.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/157389
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 157389
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy