Giving zakat to settle debt DWQA Questions › Category: zakaat › Giving zakat to settle debt 0 Vote Up Vote Down JonSnow Staff asked 1 year ago A friend of mine has embraced Islam. He has taken loan to build his house and furnish same. Can I give him zakaat to reimburse the loan he took? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down JonSnow Staff answered 1 year ago You may help him if he is battling with the loan because he is a newly embraced brother.