The ruling on giving zakah to a father or a son
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Question:
He says: May Allah bless you. A mother inherited a sum of money from her father and her mother. Is it valid for her to give it all in charity? And is it permissible for her to spend it on her son, since her financial situation is difficult or weak?
Answer:
As for zakah, she must not give him from her zakah, because the zakah of a father is not permissible for his son, nor the zakah of a son for his father. It is not permissible for those in the direct line of descent, because their financial maintenance is obligatory upon the wealthy son, so he does not use zakah as a protection for his wealth by spending it on them from it. Yes.
He says: May Allah bless you. A mother inherited a sum of money from her father and her mother. Is it valid for her to give it all in charity? And is it permissible for her to spend it on her son, since her financial situation is difficult or weak?
Answer:
As for zakah, she must not give him from her zakah, because the zakah of a father is not permissible for his son, nor the zakah of a son for his father. It is not permissible for those in the direct line of descent, because their financial maintenance is obligatory upon the wealthy son, so he does not use zakah as a protection for his wealth by spending it on them from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (207) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-06-05] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (18:13)
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