Is it permissible for a father to pay his zakah to his son?

The questioner : Now, is it permissible to pay the zakah on camels? A wealthy man has a poor son; is it permissible for him to pay his zakah to his son?

The Shaykh : That is incorrect. If you say no, you are wrong, and if you say yes, you are wrong. Rather, it must be detailed. Detailed? Come on, where did you go? Yes, your heart is with me, but your heart is not present. Recall the answer I asked for, not what is established. Is this the question? I asked: Is it permissible for a father to pay his zakah to his poor son? And I said: If you say yes, you are wrong, and if you say no, you are wrong. Understood? Listen. When is it correct? Yes. That is, if it is to pay off his son's debt, then it is permissible. Understood? Listen. An example of this is a man who has a son involved in an accident and was required to pay five thousand for the accident. The son was required to pay five thousand for the accident and he has nothing. A young man with nothing. Is it permissible for the father to pay five thousand from his zakah, or is it not permissible? The answer is: it is permissible, because paying off the son's debt from the father's zakah is permissible, just as paying off the father's debt from the son's zakah is permissible. However, if the father gives his son from the zakah for maintenance, to buy clothes with it or to buy food with it, then this is not permissible. Why? Because in this case, the father is obligated to maintain his son. The summary is that if a person pays zakah to someone to pay off an obligation that is upon him, then this is not permissible. But if it is for anything other than that, there is no harm, even if he is a relative. Now,