I have orphans whom I am raising, and they have no wealth after their father, but I am the closest person to them, and my financial situation, praise be to Allah, is comfortable, so when I give my zakah
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The questioner : He says: I have orphans whom I am raising, and they have no wealth after their father, but I am the closest person to them, and my financial situation, praise be to Allah, is comfortable. So when I give my zakah, I pay a portion of it to them, and then I spend from it on their needs. Is that permissible for me or not?
The Shaykh : This is permissible for you on the condition that their maintenance is not obligatory upon you. If their maintenance is obligatory upon you, then it is not permissible for you to give them from the zakah, because if you give them from the zakah, you have saved your wealth, as they would be spared the need for you to spend on them with this zakah, and this is forbidden. However, if their maintenance is not obligatory upon you, then it is permissible for you to give them from your zakah. In fact, your zakah to them, because they are relatives of yours, is considered both charity and maintaining family ties, and it is better than charity to others. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
This listener, Salim Muhammad Salim, is Egyptian and works in Turbah... He sent three questions.
The Shaykh : This is permissible for you on the condition that their maintenance is not obligatory upon you. If their maintenance is obligatory upon you, then it is not permissible for you to give them from the zakah, because if you give them from the zakah, you have saved your wealth, as they would be spared the need for you to spend on them with this zakah, and this is forbidden. However, if their maintenance is not obligatory upon you, then it is permissible for you to give them from your zakah. In fact, your zakah to them, because they are relatives of yours, is considered both charity and maintaining family ties, and it is better than charity to others. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
This listener, Salim Muhammad Salim, is Egyptian and works in Turbah... He sent three questions.