The Ruling on Buying Food for Children from Zakah Funds
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I am married, and I have daughters from a previous husband. They have no one to support them after Allah except this husband of mine. The question is: if they receive zakah from outside, is it permissible for us to buy food with it, and for all of us to eat from it? Or is it not permissible for me and my husband to eat from it?
Answer:
If you are providing for these daughters, they do not need zakah. They do not take zakah because you have provided for them. However, if you are poor, zakah is permissible for you because of your poverty. If you are poor, zakah is permissible. But if you are well-off and you are providing for these daughters, they do not need zakah, and it is not permissible for them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I am married, and I have daughters from a previous husband. They have no one to support them after Allah except this husband of mine. The question is: if they receive zakah from outside, is it permissible for us to buy food with it, and for all of us to eat from it? Or is it not permissible for me and my husband to eat from it?
Answer:
If you are providing for these daughters, they do not need zakah. They do not take zakah because you have provided for them. However, if you are poor, zakah is permissible for you because of your poverty. If you are poor, zakah is permissible. But if you are well-off and you are providing for these daughters, they do not need zakah, and it is not permissible for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1295- 4717] حكم شراء الطعام للأولاد من أموال الزكاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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