The Right of the Needy Relative to Voluntary Charity
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Question:
He says: One of my female relatives is in a house with her children, and they have no provider. Is she given from the zakah? I am looking for distant relatives, Honorable Shaykh.
Answer:
Yes, if they are in need, they are more deserving. Voluntary charity to a needy relative is like two charities: the reward of kinship and maintaining family ties, and the reward of charity. Yes.
He says: One of my female relatives is in a house with her children, and they have no provider. Is she given from the zakah? I am looking for distant relatives, Honorable Shaykh.
Answer:
Yes, if they are in need, they are more deserving. Voluntary charity to a needy relative is like two charities: the reward of kinship and maintaining family ties, and the reward of charity. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/098 — archive.org (4:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.