Paying Zakah to a Non-Heir Descendant
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to pay zakah to a non-heir descendant?
Answer:
Yes, if he is among the close relatives, if he is among the close relatives. A non-heir? You did not grasp the issue. It is the one who does not inherit from the one who pays the zakah, not that it is permissible to pay zakah to his descendants, not the children of his sons, and not the children of his daughters, because if he died while being his daughter’s son, they would inherit from him, because he is their grandfather.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to pay zakah to a non-heir descendant?
Answer:
Yes, if he is among the close relatives, if he is among the close relatives. A non-heir? You did not grasp the issue. It is the one who does not inherit from the one who pays the zakah, not that it is permissible to pay zakah to his descendants, not the children of his sons, and not the children of his daughters, because if he died while being his daughter’s son, they would inherit from him, because he is their grandfather.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 034-تكملة كتاب الزكاة - 4 - وأول كتاب الصيام - 29-7-22 هـ — archive.org (27:25)
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