Maintenance for the Paternal Aunt and Paying Her Zakah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is maintenance obligatory for the paternal aunt? And is it permissible to pay her zakah?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to pay her zakah if she is poor, if she is poor. As for maintenance, it is not obligatory for him to maintain her because he does not inherit from her, neither by a fixed share nor... the paternal aunt? Yes, it is obligatory for him because he inherits from her; her nephew is his heir. It is obligatory for him to maintain her because if she dies, he inherits from her, as he is a residuary heir, her nephew. Yes. As for her, it is not obligatory for her to maintain her nephew, yes, because she does not inherit from him, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is maintenance obligatory for the paternal aunt? And is it permissible to pay her zakah?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to pay her zakah if she is poor, if she is poor. As for maintenance, it is not obligatory for him to maintain her because he does not inherit from her, neither by a fixed share nor... the paternal aunt? Yes, it is obligatory for him because he inherits from her; her nephew is his heir. It is obligatory for him to maintain her because if she dies, he inherits from her, as he is a residuary heir, her nephew. Yes. As for her, it is not obligatory for her to maintain her nephew, yes, because she does not inherit from him, yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 087-نفقة الأقارب والمماليك - 17-7-25 هـ — archive.org (1:00:49)
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