Clarification of the Fundamentals and Branches Regarding Maintaining Family Ties and Paying Zakah
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Question:
May Allah preserve you. Who are the ancestors and who are the descendants with regard to maintaining family ties, and likewise with regard to paying zakah?
Answer:
The ancestors are the fathers and mothers, and the grandfathers and grandmothers. The descendants are the children and the children of the children; these are the descendants. It is not permissible for the father to give his zakah to his son; because he is obligated to spend money on him, so he does not make the zakah a protection for his money. Likewise, with regard to the father, he does not give it to his needy son; because if he is needy and has no source of income, his maintenance is obligatory upon his father, so he does not make the zakah a protection for his money.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah preserve you. Who are the ancestors and who are the descendants with regard to maintaining family ties, and likewise with regard to paying zakah?
Answer:
The ancestors are the fathers and mothers, and the grandfathers and grandmothers. The descendants are the children and the children of the children; these are the descendants. It is not permissible for the father to give his zakah to his son; because he is obligated to spend money on him, so he does not make the zakah a protection for his money. Likewise, with regard to the father, he does not give it to his needy son; because if he is needy and has no source of income, his maintenance is obligatory upon his father, so he does not make the zakah a protection for his money.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/195 — archive.org (3:25)
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