Giving Zakah to a Father or Indebted Brothers
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the ruling on giving zakah to one of his brothers or his father if he is in debt?
Answer:
As for his father, no, the son's zakah is not permissible for his father, nor the father's for his son; the zakah of one is not permissible for the other, neither for his ancestors nor his descendants. As for his poor brothers who have families, there is nothing wrong with giving them zakat al-fitr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the ruling on giving zakah to one of his brothers or his father if he is in debt?
Answer:
As for his father, no, the son's zakah is not permissible for his father, nor the father's for his son; the zakah of one is not permissible for the other, neither for his ancestors nor his descendants. As for his poor brothers who have families, there is nothing wrong with giving them zakat al-fitr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
حقيقة دعوة الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب وأثرها على العالم الإسلامي — af.org.sa (50:40)
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