The Ruling on Giving Zakah to the Grandmother and the Brother

The questioner : The questioner says: What is the ruling on giving zakah to my grandmother, who is in need of it? And what is the ruling on giving zakah to my brother, who has car installments and needs the car to travel to and from the university, and he has no income to pay these installments?

The Shaykh : Yes. As for giving zakah to the brother, there is nothing wrong with it, because it is paying off a debt. As for giving zakah to the grandmother, it is not permissible, because you are obligated to provide for her. Unless you do not have sufficient wealth in your possession to provide for her, in which case you may give her from the zakah. But if you have sufficient wealth, it is obligatory for you to provide for her from your own money. Yes.