Can Zakat be given to those who have been in an accident and need an emergency life saving operation ?

Fatawa Question

Can Zakat be given to those who have been in an accident and need an emergency life saving operation ? Can this fall under the category of ‘debtors’ as the individual needs to pay this money for the operation in order to survive ?

Fatwa

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Publisher

al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel

Publication Date

2014-05-26

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Main Subjects

Financial and Accounting Sciences
Islamic Studies

Topics

No. of Pages

1

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-732637

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel (Manchester, England). 2014-05-26. Can Zakat be given to those who have been in an accident and need an emergency life saving operation ?. . Manchester England : al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel (Manchester, England). Can Zakat be given to those who have been in an accident and need an emergency life saving operation ?. Manchester England : al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel. 2014-05-26.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel (Manchester, England). 2014-05-26. Can Zakat be given to those who have been in an accident and need an emergency life saving operation ?. Manchester England : al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-732637