The ruling on a brother giving his zakah to his sister, and the ruling on a mother giving her zakah to her daughter
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This questioner says: Is it valid for me to give my zakah to my married sister? And is it also valid for a mother to give her zakah to her married daughter?
Answer:
Giving zakah to his married sister means giving it to her husband, the sister's husband, if he is poor, because he is the one who provides for her. As for the zakah of a father to his son, or a son to his father, it is not permissible in either case: neither the zakah of the descendant to the ancestor, nor the zakah of the ancestor to the descendant. This is because in this case, he is obligated to provide for him, and he must not use the zakah as a substitute for the maintenance he is required to give to his poor son or father. Yes.
May Allah bless you. This questioner says: Is it valid for me to give my zakah to my married sister? And is it also valid for a mother to give her zakah to her married daughter?
Answer:
Giving zakah to his married sister means giving it to her husband, the sister's husband, if he is poor, because he is the one who provides for her. As for the zakah of a father to his son, or a son to his father, it is not permissible in either case: neither the zakah of the descendant to the ancestor, nor the zakah of the ancestor to the descendant. This is because in this case, he is obligated to provide for him, and he must not use the zakah as a substitute for the maintenance he is required to give to his poor son or father. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم دفع الأخ زكاته لأخته، وحكم دفع الأم زكاتها لابنتها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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