The Right of Relatives to Zakah and Sadaqah
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Question:
Among my questions, he says: Honorable Shaykh, some people give zakah to happy people, even though their relatives, the brothers of this man, and the poor are [needy]. What is the correct ruling in that? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The closest relatives are the most deserving of kindness. One starts with the relatives he is obligated to support, then with himself, and then with those he is obligated to support in terms of maintenance. As for zakah and voluntary charity, the one who gives charity prioritizes the needy relatives. Charity to a relative is both charity and maintaining family ties, and it carries two rewards: the reward of charity and the reward of maintaining ties, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. Therefore, the needy relatives are more deserving of zakah and voluntary charity than others.
Among my questions, he says: Honorable Shaykh, some people give zakah to happy people, even though their relatives, the brothers of this man, and the poor are [needy]. What is the correct ruling in that? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The closest relatives are the most deserving of kindness. One starts with the relatives he is obligated to support, then with himself, and then with those he is obligated to support in terms of maintenance. As for zakah and voluntary charity, the one who gives charity prioritizes the needy relatives. Charity to a relative is both charity and maintaining family ties, and it carries two rewards: the reward of charity and the reward of maintaining ties, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. Therefore, the needy relatives are more deserving of zakah and voluntary charity than others.
Source
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