No. You cannot "buy" Social Security credits. Those work credits come from actually working. You will get credits for the quarters that you worked---but if you did not work for a full year/earn enough from working, then it will not be the maximum amount of four credits.
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10072.pdf
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