If a person is wealthy through the maintenance that is obligatory upon those who must support him, is he given from the zakah?
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The questioner : May Allah bless you. Is the wealth that prevents a poor person from receiving charity only that which he possesses himself? Is the wealth that prevents a person from being eligible for charity only his own wealth, or can a person become wealthy through others, such as having a father, brother, or mother who provides for him?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the one who provides for him gives him the obligatory maintenance, meaning from one upon whom maintenance is obligatory, then he is considered wealthy by it. Yes.
The questioner : There is someone who provides for him, but he does not provide for him; he refuses.
The Shaykh : If he refuses, then he is in need and is given from his charity.
The questioner : What is lifted from before, and so on, and so on.
The Shaykh : He may not be able to do this.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the one who provides for him gives him the obligatory maintenance, meaning from one upon whom maintenance is obligatory, then he is considered wealthy by it. Yes.
The questioner : There is someone who provides for him, but he does not provide for him; he refuses.
The Shaykh : If he refuses, then he is in need and is given from his charity.
The questioner : What is lifted from before, and so on, and so on.
The Shaykh : He may not be able to do this.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1320 - 4600 إذا كان الشخص غنياً بنفقة من تلزمه نفقته هل يعطى من الزكاة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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