Is zakah or sadaqah permissible for those who are currently from the family of the Prophet?

The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah preserve you. I say to you: I have relatives who are poor and in need of zakah and sadaqah, but they are from the family of the Prophet. Is sadaqah valid for them? Is it valid for them, whether zakah or sadaqah?

The Shaykh : Zakah is not permissible for them, except according to the opinion of some scholars, if they are poor and have nothing from the public treasury.

The questioner : If they have nothing from the public treasury. Yes, that is correct.

The Shaykh : Zakah is not permissible for them. And if they have something from the public treasury, it is not permissible.

The questioner : You do not know, because they are self-sufficient with it.

The Shaykh : Yes, sadaqah is permissible for them.

The questioner : Sadaqah is permissible for them absolutely, just like for others.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Sadaqah: they are like others.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Peace be upon you.