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Is it permissible to give charity to orphans, even if they are wealthy?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Umm Sa'id also says that some of the zakah, such as grains and rice, comes to us, and it is more than we need. So I either sell it or give some of it away. If I leave it, it will spoil and lose its usability. I was told that it is for the orphans, and that I am not allowed to dispose of it, and that I am not allowed to dispose of it. So is there a sin on me for what I did? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Based on what the questioner mentioned, these orphans have an inheritance; they have an inheritance from their father. Therefore, charity is not permissible for them, because they are wealthy. They are provided for from their share and their inheritance, so charity is not lawful for them, because charity is only taken for the poor. Allah the Exalted said:
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needyإِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
[At-Tawbah 9:60]
to the end of the verse. And the fact that they are orphans does not justify taking zakah for them, as long as they have an inheritance that suffices them, or exceeds their needs, they are wealthy. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الصدقة على الأيتام ولو كانوا أغنياء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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