Giving Zakah to Parents
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Question:
The questioner asks: Are parents given from the zakah if they are in need?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a son to give his zakah to his father, nor the reverse, nor for a father to give his zakah to his father. Why? Because if the father is in need, it is obligatory for his son to provide for him, and he must not make the zakah a substitute for his financial support. Likewise, if the son is in need, it is obligatory for his father to provide for him, and he must not make the zakah a substitute for the support, nor use it to protect his wealth. Yes.
The questioner asks: Are parents given from the zakah if they are in need?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a son to give his zakah to his father, nor the reverse, nor for a father to give his zakah to his father. Why? Because if the father is in need, it is obligatory for his son to provide for him, and he must not make the zakah a substitute for his financial support. Likewise, if the son is in need, it is obligatory for his father to provide for him, and he must not make the zakah a substitute for the support, nor use it to protect his wealth. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 01 — alfawzan.live (9:12)
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