What is the ruling on giving zakah to ancestors or descendants?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to give zakah to my grandmother if she is in need?
Answer:
No, the zakah of a descendant is not valid for an ancestor, and the zakah of an ancestor is not valid for a descendant. It is not permissible; it is not permissible for members of the same vertical line of kinship to give zakah to one another, even if they are grandfathers and grandmothers.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to give zakah to my grandmother if she is in need?
Answer:
No, the zakah of a descendant is not valid for an ancestor, and the zakah of an ancestor is not valid for a descendant. It is not permissible; it is not permissible for members of the same vertical line of kinship to give zakah to one another, even if they are grandfathers and grandmothers.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم دفع الزكاة للأصول أو الفروع؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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