What is the ruling on a mother giving her zakah to her son to help him with his marriage?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My mother has a sum of money in the bank, and a lunar year has passed over it. Is it permissible for her to give me her zakah as assistance for my marriage?
Answer:
No, my brothers, it is not permissible for a parent to give his zakah to his child, whether the money is in the bank or elsewhere. It is not permissible for a parent to give his zakah to his child, neither for marriage nor for anything else. This is because it is obligatory for the parent, if he is able to spend on his needy child, to do so. He should not make the zakah a safeguard for his wealth. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My mother has a sum of money in the bank, and a lunar year has passed over it. Is it permissible for her to give me her zakah as assistance for my marriage?
Answer:
No, my brothers, it is not permissible for a parent to give his zakah to his child, whether the money is in the bank or elsewhere. It is not permissible for a parent to give his zakah to his child, neither for marriage nor for anything else. This is because it is obligatory for the parent, if he is able to spend on his needy child, to do so. He should not make the zakah a safeguard for his wealth. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [578 -582] ما حكم اعطاء الأم زكاتها لابنها لمساعدته على الزواج؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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