The family collecting zakah to spend it on poor relatives
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some families collect zakah from the wealthy members of the family so that it can be spent on their poor relatives. Is this action valid?
Answer:
Zakah is paid out at its time and is not withheld? It is not withheld; it is paid out at its time and given to the poor, whether they are relatives or not. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some families collect zakah from the wealthy members of the family so that it can be spent on their poor relatives. Is this action valid?
Answer:
Zakah is paid out at its time and is not withheld? It is not withheld; it is paid out at its time and given to the poor, whether they are relatives or not. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (1:13:30)
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