The ruling on giving zakah to the family of the Prophet when there is no public treasury
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), what is the ruling on giving zakah to the family of the Prophet in our time, given that there is no Bayt al-Mal (treasury) for the Muslims?
Answer:
The family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) means his relatives. Zakah is not permissible for them; it is not permissible for them. Rather, they are given one-fifth of the one-fifth from the public treasury. This is what is obligatory for them. And know that what[Al-Anfal 8:41]. So Allah made them rich and gave them from the one-fifth, and He forbade them zakah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37:93 people.
When there was a collection of dates from zakah with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), al-Hasan came, and he was a small child, and he ate a date from it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took it out of his mouth; he took it out of this child’s mouth because he is a relative of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a date fallen on the road, he picked it up and said: So zakah is forbidden for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and for his relatives.
But some of the scholars say that if they become poor and are not given their right from the one-fifth of the public treasury, then they are given from zakah, because they are not forbidden from this and that. And the other group of scholars holds that it is not permissible for them under any circumstances. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), what is the ruling on giving zakah to the family of the Prophet in our time, given that there is no Bayt al-Mal (treasury) for the Muslims?
Answer:
The family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) means his relatives. Zakah is not permissible for them; it is not permissible for them. Rather, they are given one-fifth of the one-fifth from the public treasury. This is what is obligatory for them. And know that what
anything you obtain of war booty - then indeed, for Allah is one fifth of it and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and the orphans, the needy, and the [stranded] traveler
غَنِمْتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِIndeed, charity is not permissible for Muhammad
إن الصدقة لا تحل لمحمدand not for the family of Muhammad. It is the filth of people’s wealth
ولا لآل محمد إنها أوساخ أموالWhen there was a collection of dates from zakah with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), al-Hasan came, and he was a small child, and he ate a date from it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took it out of his mouth; he took it out of this child’s mouth because he is a relative of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a date fallen on the road, he picked it up and said:
If I did not fear that it was from zakah, I would have eaten it
لولا أني أخشى أنها من الزكاة لأكلتهاBut some of the scholars say that if they become poor and are not given their right from the one-fifth of the public treasury, then they are given from zakah, because they are not forbidden from this and that. And the other group of scholars holds that it is not permissible for them under any circumstances. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1428هـ - 05 — alfawzan.live (29:30)
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