The ruling on giving zakah to one's father or sister

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Now, the third question. Ah, I paid two hundred and fifty out of ten thousand riyals as zakah to my sister. Ah, I left it with my father. Of course, my sister did not take it because she is poor. So my father took it. I told him to take it like that. Do I have to give it out, or is it not permissible to give it to him? I gave it to someone else.

The Shaykh : You mean you gave it to your father.

The questioner : Yes, I mean I left it with my father for my sister, and my sister refused it. She is in need, of course, and he is in need too. One day he said to me, and I said, "Okay, take it yourself."

The Shaykh : Is your father in need?

The questioner : Yes, he is in need. But is it permissible for him to take it?

The Shaykh : If your father is in need, you must spend on him from your wealth. So consider this instance as dutifulness to him, and give it to someone else in its place.

The questioner : Give it to someone else in its place.

The Shaykh : Never to anyone other than your father.

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