Is it permissible for a mother to give zakah to her children?
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The questioner : Does a mother give her children from the zakah?
The Shaykh : Yes, a mother gives her children from the zakah if they are poor and their financial maintenance is not obligatory upon her. However, if their financial maintenance is obligatory upon her because she is very wealthy and her children are poor, she must spend on them from her own money. But if one of them is burdened with a debt, it is permissible for her to pay it off from her zakah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This listener from al-Qasim, M.A., says: O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, a mother gives her children from the zakah if they are poor and their financial maintenance is not obligatory upon her. However, if their financial maintenance is obligatory upon her because she is very wealthy and her children are poor, she must spend on them from her own money. But if one of them is burdened with a debt, it is permissible for her to pay it off from her zakah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This listener from al-Qasim, M.A., says: O honorable Shaykh.