Discussion of the categories of zakah.

The Shaykh : We then move on to a matter concerning zakah:
A man has a poor brother, and he is wealthy. Is it permissible for him to give his brother from his zakah? The answer is: Yes. Giving to his brother from his zakah is better than giving to a distant relative, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And when he was commanded to give charity, Zaynab, the wife of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, wanted to give charity, so her husband 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said to her: , because he was poor. She said: You are my husband and these are my children, how can I give charity to you? He said: If you have poor relatives who are among the categories of zakah, give them from your zakah, and they are better than distant relatives. Likewise, if you have a father who is in debt, and Allah has made you wealthy with much money, is it permissible for you to pay off your father's debt from your zakah? Yes. It is permissible. Is not my father a debtor? And Allah the Exalted said: You have a son who has a car that was damaged and he repaired it with money. Do you pay off his debt if he does not find what to settle it with? Yes. It is permissible, except if he borrowed for the maintenance that is obligatory upon you, in which case it is not permissible for you to give him from your zakah, because if you give him from your zakah while you are obligated to provide for him, you have saved your money. But something that is obligatory for the son and not obligatory for the father, he may pay it off from his zakah, settling it for him from the zakah. And I clarify to the brothers that the eight categories mentioned by Allah, the original rule is that zakah is distributed to them in any state they are in, except by evidence. Read the verse, and you are standing, I seek refuge in Allah.

The questioner : I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan: .

The Shaykh : Well done. These eight categories, if they are found in any person, he is among the people of zakah, except by evidence. Now, a man has a Muslim servant and his wife is also a servant, the husband of this servant, and they have children in their country, and both the servant and the servant's wife are poor. Is it permissible for him to give them from his zakah? Do not rush, O Hajjaj. Is it permissible for him to give them from his zakah? They are servants with you. Yes. It is permissible. Because they are poor, and Allah the Exalted says: , it is permissible for us to give them from our zakah. A man has a worker, but he is not Muslim. Is it permissible for him to give him from his zakah? No, it is not permissible for him to give him, even if he is poor, unless he feels that this man has an inclination toward Islam, loves Islam, and sees that if he gives him from the zakah, he will be won over and accept Islam. In this case, he gives him as what? As one of those whose hearts are to be reconciled. Now, a man has a large Mercedes car, he uses it and lives off it. Is there zakah on it? No. There is no zakah on it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no zakah on it. Now, what if he rents it out? If he rents it out and a lunar year passes with him, he pays zakah on it. And if the rent is spent on the car and his children, there is no zakah on it, because one of the conditions of zakah is the completion of a lunar year, and this man does not have money remaining until a year; he spends it on the needs of the car and also on his family, so there is no zakah on him.
Perhaps we will limit ourselves to this extent so that we may answer the questions as facilitated, if Allah wills, and we ask Allah for success in correctness. But I urge myself and you to be serious and active in righteous deeds, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan.