The ruling on giving zakah to a needy relative
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The questioner:
Please, Abu 'Abd al-Muhsin, come up to the microphone. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace.
The Shaykh:
Go ahead.
The presenter:
Come on, Shaykh, I would like to speak to the Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Please, I am listening to you. Peace be upon you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to give zakah to a needy relative? That is my one question. Okay, wait a moment for the Shaykh to answer, just a moment.
The Shaykh:
Yes, a needy relative has a stronger right to zakah than anyone else; because charity to him is two charities: charity and maintaining family ties, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
Please, Abu 'Abd al-Muhsin, come up to the microphone. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace.
The Shaykh:
Go ahead.
The presenter:
Come on, Shaykh, I would like to speak to the Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Please, I am listening to you. Peace be upon you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to give zakah to a needy relative? That is my one question. Okay, wait a moment for the Shaykh to answer, just a moment.
The Shaykh:
Yes, a needy relative has a stronger right to zakah than anyone else; because charity to him is two charities: charity and maintaining family ties, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3390] حكم إعطاء الزكاة للقريب المحتاج - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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