Giving zakah to a relative who does not pray
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I have a relative who does not pray, is it permissible for me to give him from my zakah?
The Shaykh:
No. The one who does not pray—do you mean he does not pray in congregation, or do you mean he does not pray at all? If you mean he does not pray at all, do not withhold it, because this person is not a Muslim. One who intentionally abandons prayer is not a Muslim.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is only for Muslims; it is taken from their wealthy and returned to their poor. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If I have a relative who does not pray, is it permissible for me to give him from my zakah?
The Shaykh:
No. The one who does not pray—do you mean he does not pray in congregation, or do you mean he does not pray at all? If you mean he does not pray at all, do not withhold it, because this person is not a Muslim. One who intentionally abandons prayer is not a Muslim.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is only for Muslims; it is taken from their wealthy and returned to their poor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 53 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/صوت المعازف/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:07)
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