Giving Zakah to a Brother, Grandfather, and Grandmother
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Giving Zakah to Brothers and Sisters
Question: Is it permissible to give zakah to brothers and sisters, given that they are young, their father has passed away, and they have no income to live on?
Answer: The maintenance of poor brothers and sisters is obligatory upon their wealthy relatives. So, if it is as you mentioned that you are wealthy and your brothers and sisters are poor, have no money, and their father left them no money, then their maintenance is obligatory upon you. Consequently, it is not permissible to give them zakah, because what is obligatory is more than that, which is spending on them.
And he provides for them due to their poverty and their inability [to provide for themselves],We say: This is something Allah has made obligatory upon you, because the maintenance of a needy relative is obligatory upon their wealthy relative. It is not permissible for you to give them from the zakah, because their maintenance is obligatory upon you from your wealth, and zakah is not paid as a substitute for maintenance. These are relatives you are providing for; you are now fulfilling a religious obligation that Allah has made obligatory upon you, because these people are poor and you are able to provide for them. Therefore, giving them zakah is not permissible.
Question: Is it permissible to give zakah to brothers and sisters, given that they are young, their father has passed away, and they have no income to live on?
Answer: The maintenance of poor brothers and sisters is obligatory upon their wealthy relatives. So, if it is as you mentioned that you are wealthy and your brothers and sisters are poor, have no money, and their father left them no money, then their maintenance is obligatory upon you. Consequently, it is not permissible to give them zakah, because what is obligatory is more than that, which is spending on them.
And he provides for them due to their poverty and their inability [to provide for themselves],We say: This is something Allah has made obligatory upon you, because the maintenance of a needy relative is obligatory upon their wealthy relative. It is not permissible for you to give them from the zakah, because their maintenance is obligatory upon you from your wealth, and zakah is not paid as a substitute for maintenance. These are relatives you are providing for; you are now fulfilling a religious obligation that Allah has made obligatory upon you, because these people are poor and you are able to provide for them. Therefore, giving them zakah is not permissible.