If the head of the household does not give zakah to his children, what is to be done?
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Question : The harm extends to others, and if you give him the zakah, he will spend it on his obligatory needs.
Answer : This was on our minds, may Allah bless you, but know that the head of the household is not going to give to the family. If he is afflicted with this matter, he will put his own desires before everything else. But in a case like this, if it is possible to give the mother from the zakah for her children, or we say to this man, "O Kalan, what is your need?" He says, "I have such and such a need." We say, "We will take the zakah for you and then buy for you what you want," so the man becomes an agent for them.
Answer : This was on our minds, may Allah bless you, but know that the head of the household is not going to give to the family. If he is afflicted with this matter, he will put his own desires before everything else. But in a case like this, if it is possible to give the mother from the zakah for her children, or we say to this man, "O Kalan, what is your need?" He says, "I have such and such a need." We say, "We will take the zakah for you and then buy for you what you want," so the man becomes an agent for them.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2742 - إذا كان رب الأسرة لا يوصل الزكاة لأولاده فما العمل؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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