Is it permissible for a woman to pay zakah to her parents?

Question : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. A question over the phone: Is it permissible for a woman to pay zakah to her parents?

Answer : If she does not have money with which she can spend on them, and they are poor, then there is nothing wrong with her paying them her zakah. However, if her wealth is ample, such that she has a large amount of money that enables her to spend on her parents, it is obligatory for her to spend on them from her money, and it is not permissible for her to pay them her zakah.