The mother and the father are included in this, O honorable Shaykh?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Are the mother and the father included in this, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for a person to provide financial maintenance for his father and mother. If their maintenance is obligatory upon him, he does not give them from his zakah, because if he gives them from his zakah, he relieves himself of the obligation of their maintenance. However, there is no blame on him if he pays off the debts that are upon them. For example, if his father has a debt that he is unable to repay, the son may pay it off from his zakah, and there is no blame on him. The same applies to the mother, and likewise to a son or daughter if they have a debt that they are unable to repay; if their father gives them what they need to repay it, there is no blame on him. This is because repaying the debt of a father, mother, son, or daughter is not obligatory. Since it is not obligatory, he may give them from the zakah to pay off this debt.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for a person to provide financial maintenance for his father and mother. If their maintenance is obligatory upon him, he does not give them from his zakah, because if he gives them from his zakah, he relieves himself of the obligation of their maintenance. However, there is no blame on him if he pays off the debts that are upon them. For example, if his father has a debt that he is unable to repay, the son may pay it off from his zakah, and there is no blame on him. The same applies to the mother, and likewise to a son or daughter if they have a debt that they are unable to repay; if their father gives them what they need to repay it, there is no blame on him. This is because repaying the debt of a father, mother, son, or daughter is not obligatory. Since it is not obligatory, he may give them from the zakah to pay off this debt.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.