Giving zakah to children whose fathers do not provide for them
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The questioner:
Is it permissible to give zakah to children whose fathers do not provide for them?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
The zakah for children whose fathers do not provide for them.
The Shaykh:
I do not think, if Allah wills, that there are children whose fathers do not provide for them, if they do not provide, the judge compels them, or their guardian or wali demands it for them, and the judge compels their father to provide for them, because this is a right that is obligatory upon him, and he is compelled to fulfill it. But if it becomes difficult, for example, to take the maintenance from their father and they are in need, they are given from the zakah; the one responsible for them is given from the zakah, yes.
Is it permissible to give zakah to children whose fathers do not provide for them?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
The zakah for children whose fathers do not provide for them.
The Shaykh:
I do not think, if Allah wills, that there are children whose fathers do not provide for them, if they do not provide, the judge compels them, or their guardian or wali demands it for them, and the judge compels their father to provide for them, because this is a right that is obligatory upon him, and he is compelled to fulfill it. But if it becomes difficult, for example, to take the maintenance from their father and they are in need, they are given from the zakah; the one responsible for them is given from the zakah, yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 21-09-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (35:19)
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