The permissibility of giving zakah to a needy maternal aunt
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Finally, Shaykh Salih asks: Is it valid for me to give zakah to the maternal aunt (the mother’s sister), the paternal aunt (the father’s sister), the sister, and also the grandmother? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, and it is better if these women are among those eligible for zakah, meaning they are poor. Giving it to them is better than giving it to a stranger, because it becomes both charity and maintaining family ties. However, this is on the condition that they are entitled to receive zakah, meaning they are in need and have no provider to support them, such as a husband or a relative. If they are self-sufficient through their own wealth or through the spending of others on them, then it is not permissible to give them zakah because of the lack of need. Do you agree?
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. Finally, Shaykh Salih asks: Is it valid for me to give zakah to the maternal aunt (the mother’s sister), the paternal aunt (the father’s sister), the sister, and also the grandmother? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, and it is better if these women are among those eligible for zakah, meaning they are poor. Giving it to them is better than giving it to a stranger, because it becomes both charity and maintaining family ties. However, this is on the condition that they are entitled to receive zakah, meaning they are in need and have no provider to support them, such as a husband or a relative. If they are self-sufficient through their own wealth or through the spending of others on them, then it is not permissible to give them zakah because of the lack of need. Do you agree?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4442- جواز دفع الزكاة إلى الخالة المحتاجة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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