Is zakah permissible for poor paternal cousins?
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The questioner : The second question. The second question, Shaykh. I have money for zakah, and I have an aunt whose husband has passed away, and she has children. Is it permissible for me to give her from the zakah?
The Shaykh : If she is poor and in need, give her from the zakah, because zakah to a relative is both zakah and maintaining family ties, as came in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner : And what about, and what about, regarding my sister who is studying at the university?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : My sister is studying at the university. If I give her money, do I count it as zakah, or is it not permissible?
The Shaykh : As long as she is self-sufficient and not in need, it is not permissible to give her from the zakah.
The questioner : No, he says.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible if she, if she, does not need it.
The questioner : No, it is my father who provides for her, my father provides for her, and he means he only gives according to his means.
The Shaykh : As long as she is self-sufficient, it is not lawful for you to give her the zakah. Or.
The presenter : Okay, thank you. That is fine, Shaykh. Thank you, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : If she is poor and in need, give her from the zakah, because zakah to a relative is both zakah and maintaining family ties, as came in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Your charity to a relative is charity and maintaining family ties
صدقتك على ذي القرابة صدقة وصلةThe questioner : And what about, and what about, regarding my sister who is studying at the university?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : My sister is studying at the university. If I give her money, do I count it as zakah, or is it not permissible?
The Shaykh : As long as she is self-sufficient and not in need, it is not permissible to give her from the zakah.
The questioner : No, he says.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible if she, if she, does not need it.
The questioner : No, it is my father who provides for her, my father provides for her, and he means he only gives according to his means.
The Shaykh : As long as she is self-sufficient, it is not lawful for you to give her the zakah. Or.
The presenter : Okay, thank you. That is fine, Shaykh. Thank you, may Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 902- هل تجوز الزكاة على ابناء العم الفقراء؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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