Is it permissible for a person to give his zakah to his sister so that she can prepare herself for marriage?
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Question:
He says: Is it permissible for a person to give his zakah to my sister so that she can prepare herself for marriage? Because I heard a fatwa permitting it, and we seek guidance, knowing that the father has passed away and the sister does not work.
Answer:
In any case, as Allah the Exalted said regarding zakah[At-Tawbah 9:60], if the sister is in need of zakah, she is more deserving than others; because charity to a relative carries two rewards: the reward of charity and the reward of maintaining family ties. So if the sister is in dire need of zakah, it is paid to her.
He says: Is it permissible for a person to give his zakah to my sister so that she can prepare herself for marriage? Because I heard a fatwa permitting it, and we seek guidance, knowing that the father has passed away and the sister does not work.
Answer:
In any case, as Allah the Exalted said regarding zakah
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah]
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن يعطي الإنسان زكاة ماله إلى أخته لكي تجهز بها نفسها للزواج؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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