Paying Zakah to Sisters and Sisters' Daughters, and the Expiation for an Oath
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The questioner : Yes, regarding zakah, Honorable Shaykh, if I want to give it, is it permissible to give it to sisters or sisters' daughters?
The Shaykh : If they are among those eligible for zakah, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : All right, the expiation for an oath.
The Shaykh : Zakah is charity and maintaining family ties for the poor. However, if they are not among those eligible for zakah, but she gives it to them out of affection for them, that is not permissible.
The Shaykh : If they are among those eligible for zakah, there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : All right, the expiation for an oath.
The Shaykh : Zakah is charity and maintaining family ties for the poor. However, if they are not among those eligible for zakah, but she gives it to them out of affection for them, that is not permissible.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 904- هل تجوز الزكاة على الأقارب؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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