Ruling on giving zakah to a poor family whose provider is a thief?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: If I give zakah to students or individuals whose father or guardian is a thief or deviant, is that permissible?
Answer:
If the individuals and the poor are in need, and if this family is in need and there is someone who takes care of them and looks after their interests, then you give it to the one who takes care of them so he can spend it on them. Even if their father has some violations, they have no sin and they are in need, so you give it to someone other than their father. You give it to someone you trust to deliver it to them and use it for their needs. As for their father, since he is committing major sins, he is not trusted to spend it on sins, so it is not given to him because he is not trustworthy. Yes.
May Allah reward you. He says: If I give zakah to students or individuals whose father or guardian is a thief or deviant, is that permissible?
Answer:
If the individuals and the poor are in need, and if this family is in need and there is someone who takes care of them and looks after their interests, then you give it to the one who takes care of them so he can spend it on them. Even if their father has some violations, they have no sin and they are in need, so you give it to someone other than their father. You give it to someone you trust to deliver it to them and use it for their needs. As for their father, since he is committing major sins, he is not trusted to spend it on sins, so it is not given to him because he is not trustworthy. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5676- حكم دفع الزكاة إلى أسرة فقيرة معيلها سارق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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