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Ruling on getting treatment from Zakath fund for one who is not eligible for Zakath

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Fatwa No :
98095
| Date :
2026-08-02
عبادات / زکوۃ و صدقات / مصارف زکوۃ و صدقات

Ruling on getting treatment from Zakath fund for one who is not eligible for Zakath

Assalamu Alaikum
My wife needs to undergo surgery. At present, I do not have sufficient money to cover the full cost of the surgery, and I am also in debt. My wife possesses gold worth approximately Rs. 250,000 to Rs. 300,000, but we do not wish to sell it.
My question is: Can we have my wife’s surgery and medical treatment paid for from Sadaqah or Zakat funds at the hospital? If the hospital has a Zakat fund or provides treatment facilities for patients who are eligible to receive Zakat, may we benefit from such assistance?
Please guide us in the light of Islamic law as to whether, given our circumstances, it is permissible to receive medical treatment using Zakat funds.
Jazakum Allahu Khayran.

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

If, apart from the aforementioned gold, the questioner’s wife does not possess any additional gold, silver, cash, or other assets beyond her basic necessities that reach the nisab (i.e., the value of 52.5 tolas of silver), and if she is not a Sayyidah, then it will be permissible for her to have her medical treatment paid for from the Zakat fund.

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و كمافی حاشیۃ ابن العابدین: قوله: تحرم الصدقة) أي الواجبة أما النافلة فإنما يحرم عليه سؤالها، وإذا كان النصاب المذكور مستغرقا بحاجته، فلا تحرم عليه الصدقة ولا يجب به ما بعدها،الخ( باب صدقۃ الفطر،ج: 2 ص: 360 ناشر: سعید )
وفي حاشیۃ ابن العابدین: ما إذا أمسكه لينفق منه كل ما يحتاجه فحال الحول، وقد بقي معه منه نصاب فإنه يزكي ذلك الباقي، وإن كان قصده الإنفاق منه أيضا في المستقبل لعدم استحقاق صرفه إلى حوائجه الأصلية وقت حولان الحول،الخ (کتابالزکاۃ ج: 2 ص: 262 ناشر : سعید )
وفیہ ایضاً: قال في العناية: ولا يجوز دفع الزكاة إلى من ملك نصابا سواء كان من النقود أو السوائم أو العروض اهـ فأوهم ما في البحر وهو مدفوع؛ لأن قول العناية سواء كان إلخ مفيد تقدير النصاب بالقيمة سواء كان من العروض أو السوائم لما أن العروض ليس نصابها إلا ما يبلغ قيمته مائتي درهم، وقد صرح بأن المعتبر مقدار النصاب في التبيين وغيره، واستدل له ما في الكافي بقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم «من سأل وله ما يغنيه فقد سأل الناس إلحافا، قيل: وما الذي يغنيه؟ قال: مائتا درهم أو عدلها» . اهـ.(باب مصرف الزکاۃ ،ج:2 ص: 348 ناشر سعید )
وفی بدائع الصنائع : ولو دفع إلى امرأة فقيرة وزوجها غني جاز في قول أبي حنيفة ومحمد وهو إحدى الروايتين عن أبي يوسف.وروي عنه أنها لا تعطي إذا قضي لها بالنفقة.وجه هذه الرواية أن نفقة المرأة تجب على زوجها فتصير غنية بغنى الزوج كالولد الصغير، وإنما شرط القضاء لها بالنفقة؛ لأن النفقة لا تصير دينا بدون القضاء.وجه ظاهر الرواية أن المرأة الفقيرة لا تعد غنية بغنى زوجها؛ لأنها لا تستحق على زوجها إلا مقدار النفقة فلا تعد بذلك القدر غنية.اھ(فصل الذی یرجع الی مؤدی الیہ ج:2 ص:47 ناشر : سعید)

And Allah knows best
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