A man died leaving behind a wife and children, and the deceased owed zakah. Is it permissible to give it to the children of the daughters for marriage, or to give it to them from the heirs?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A man died leaving behind a wife and children.
The Shaykh : And what are the children?
The questioner : The children are daughters.
The Shaykh : And sons.
The questioner : And sons.
And it became clear that this wealth had zakah due on it. Is it permissible for one of the daughters' children to take from this wealth for marriage?The Shaykh : Do you mean it became clear that this deceased person owed zakah on wealth that he did not pay?
The questioner : He did not pay it.
The Shaykh : So, is it permissible for us to give the children of his daughters from his zakah?
The questioner : Yes, that is right. They become his maternal uncles, meaning his maternal aunts' children.
The Shaykh : The children of the daughters do not inherit. The children of the daughters have no inheritance.
The questioner : They inherit from their mother.
The Shaykh : Their mother has not died.
The questioner : She is still alive, yes. And regarding the zakah.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for us to give them from the zakah, from the deceased's zakah.
The questioner : Because it has not been paid out. I mean, this zakah could be for the sons and the wife?
The Shaykh : No, the heirs are now convinced that they will pay the zakah in any case.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : So he asks: Do we give it to the children of the daughters or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : We say: There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And what are the children?
The questioner : The children are daughters.
The Shaykh : And sons.
The questioner : And sons.
And it became clear that this wealth had zakah due on it. Is it permissible for one of the daughters' children to take from this wealth for marriage?The Shaykh : Do you mean it became clear that this deceased person owed zakah on wealth that he did not pay?
The questioner : He did not pay it.
The Shaykh : So, is it permissible for us to give the children of his daughters from his zakah?
The questioner : Yes, that is right. They become his maternal uncles, meaning his maternal aunts' children.
The Shaykh : The children of the daughters do not inherit. The children of the daughters have no inheritance.
The questioner : They inherit from their mother.
The Shaykh : Their mother has not died.
The questioner : She is still alive, yes. And regarding the zakah.
The Shaykh : It is permissible for us to give them from the zakah, from the deceased's zakah.
The questioner : Because it has not been paid out. I mean, this zakah could be for the sons and the wife?
The Shaykh : No, the heirs are now convinced that they will pay the zakah in any case.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : So he asks: Do we give it to the children of the daughters or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : We say: There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.