The ruling on giving zakah to grandmothers and children
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for me to give zakah to my grandmother, who is a widow?
Answer:
No, zakah is not permissible for one’s direct lineage, namely fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, children, and grandchildren. Zakah is not permissible for them, because if they are in need, it is obligatory for each party to provide for the other. If the child is in need, his father provides for him; if the father is in need, his son provides for him. So do not make zakah a means of protecting your wealth and a substitute for the right that is obligatory upon the one giving zakah. Yes.
He asks: Is it permissible for me to give zakah to my grandmother, who is a widow?
Answer:
No, zakah is not permissible for one’s direct lineage, namely fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, children, and grandchildren. Zakah is not permissible for them, because if they are in need, it is obligatory for each party to provide for the other. If the child is in need, his father provides for him; if the father is in need, his son provides for him. So do not make zakah a means of protecting your wealth and a substitute for the right that is obligatory upon the one giving zakah. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/017 — archive.org (10:59)
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