The ruling on paying zakat al-mal from a wealthy brother to his needy brother
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He asks: Is it permissible to pay the zakat of money from a wealthy brother to his brother from his mother and father who is in need?
Answer:
If he is excluded from his inheritance, meaning the payer does not find the recipient because there is someone who excludes him, such as the needy person having male children who exclude him from the inheritance, then there is no harm. However, if there is no such barrier, and if the needy person were to die, his brother who is paying the zakat would inherit from him, then it is not permissible to pay the zakat to him. This is because in this case, his maintenance is obligatory upon his brother, and he cannot use his wealth for zakat. In this situation, his maintenance is the responsibility of his brother, so he cannot avoid that obligation by paying zakat.
May Allah reward you. He asks: Is it permissible to pay the zakat of money from a wealthy brother to his brother from his mother and father who is in need?
Answer:
If he is excluded from his inheritance, meaning the payer does not find the recipient because there is someone who excludes him, such as the needy person having male children who exclude him from the inheritance, then there is no harm. However, if there is no such barrier, and if the needy person were to die, his brother who is paying the zakat would inherit from him, then it is not permissible to pay the zakat to him. This is because in this case, his maintenance is obligatory upon his brother, and he cannot use his wealth for zakat. In this situation, his maintenance is the responsibility of his brother, so he cannot avoid that obligation by paying zakat.
Source
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