Is it permissible for us to give zakah to our poor relatives who do not pray or fast, while there are other poor people who do pray?
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Question:
I have relatives who are in need, but they do not pray or fast. Is it permissible for me, as their relative, and for those who are not their relatives, to give them zakat al-fitr, money, and voluntary charity, excluding others, due to their pressing need, even though we have constantly asked and continue to ask them to pray and fast, while there are other poor people who are not related to us and who pray, give charity, and fast? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: Prayer and fasting the five daily prayers and fasting the month of Ramadan are two pillars of Islam. Islam does not stand except with the completion of its pillars, especially prayer, for it is the pillar of Islam. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 569 He said: Mishkat al-Masabih 574 So abandoning prayer is disbelief in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), whether one abandons it by denying its obligation or by being lazy while acknowledging its obligation, according to the correct view. This is because abandoning prayer is abandoning the pillar of Islam, and whoever abandons it has committed disbelief, as stated in the hadith: Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Based on this, zakah is not permissible for him: zakah of wealth, zakat al-fitr, all obligatory zakahs are not permissible for a disbeliever. Rather, it is for Muslims, for the poor Muslims, [At-Tawbah 9:60] to the end of the verse, meaning from among the Muslims, except for those whom Allah has excluded, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, regarding which there is a detailed explanation. Yes, yes.
As for voluntary donations and voluntary charity, there is no harm in giving them from it, while calling them to repentance and calling them to maintain prayer and fasting. They are given from the voluntary donations, but they are not left without calling, forbidding evil, warning, and admonition, so that perhaps they will repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), whether they are relatives or non-relatives.
However, relatives have a special status in voluntary donations and voluntary charity. As for zakah of wealth and zakat al-fitr, it is given to the poor Muslims, whether they are relatives or others; because it is their right,
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good
I have relatives who are in need, but they do not pray or fast. Is it permissible for me, as their relative, and for those who are not their relatives, to give them zakat al-fitr, money, and voluntary charity, excluding others, due to their pressing need, even though we have constantly asked and continue to ask them to pray and fast, while there are other poor people who are not related to us and who pray, give charity, and fast? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: Prayer and fasting the five daily prayers and fasting the month of Ramadan are two pillars of Islam. Islam does not stand except with the completion of its pillars, especially prayer, for it is the pillar of Islam. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
God’s Messenger as saying, “What lies between a man and inf
صلى الله عليه وسلم بين العبد وبين الكفر أوshirk (associating partners with Allah) is abandoning prayer,
الشرك ترك الصلاة،as saying, “The covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become an infidel.”
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ الصَّلَاةُ فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا فَقَدْ كَفَرَ،except that he repents to
إلا أن يتوب إلىZakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِAs for voluntary donations and voluntary charity, there is no harm in giving them from it, while calling them to repentance and calling them to maintain prayer and fasting. They are given from the voluntary donations, but they are not left without calling, forbidding evil, warning, and admonition, so that perhaps they will repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), whether they are relatives or non-relatives.
However, relatives have a special status in voluntary donations and voluntary charity. As for zakah of wealth and zakat al-fitr, it is given to the poor Muslims, whether they are relatives or others; because it is their right,
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لنا إعطاء الزكاة لأقرباءنا الفقراء الذي لا يصلون ولا يصومون مع وجود فقراء غيرهم يصلون؟ — youtube.com
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