Is it permissible to give zakah to one's parents and brothers?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to give zakah to one's parents and brothers?
Answer:
As for the parents, it is obligatory for you to spend on them if they are in need and you are able to do so. It is an obligation upon you. As for the brothers, if they are poor and have nothing, it is obligatory for you to spend on them as a right of kinship. However, specifically regarding the parents, it is not permissible to give them zakah. It is not permissible for a father to give his zakah to his son, nor for a son to give his zakah to his father. It is not permissible to give one's zakah to another in the direct line of descent. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it permissible to give zakah to one's parents and brothers?
Answer:
As for the parents, it is obligatory for you to spend on them if they are in need and you are able to do so. It is an obligation upon you. As for the brothers, if they are poor and have nothing, it is obligatory for you to spend on them as a right of kinship. However, specifically regarding the parents, it is not permissible to give them zakah. It is not permissible for a father to give his zakah to his son, nor for a son to give his zakah to his father. It is not permissible to give one's zakah to another in the direct line of descent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4670- 4717] هل يجوز دفع الزكاة للوالدين والإخوان؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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