The ruling on giving zakah to a poor sister and the criterion for poverty
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this is a question from the internet. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a brother to give his zakah to his sister because her father is unable to provide for her? And what is the criterion for poverty?
Answer:
If this girl is with her father and her father is poor, do not give her the zakah, but give her from your wealth, because the zakah of a descendant is not permissible for an ancestor, and vice versa: the zakah of an ancestor is not permissible for a descendant. If one of them is poor and the other is wealthy, he is required to provide for her from his wealth and not give her the zakah in place of providing for her.
Honorable Shaykh, this is a question from the internet. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a brother to give his zakah to his sister because her father is unable to provide for her? And what is the criterion for poverty?
Answer:
If this girl is with her father and her father is poor, do not give her the zakah, but give her from your wealth, because the zakah of a descendant is not permissible for an ancestor, and vice versa: the zakah of an ancestor is not permissible for a descendant. If one of them is poor and the other is wealthy, he is required to provide for her from his wealth and not give her the zakah in place of providing for her.
Source
إعطاء الأخ الزكاة لأخته الفقيرة — alfawzan.live
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