Ruling on Giving Zakah to the Father, Mother, and Siblings
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Question:
A woman works and has a salary. Is zakah obligatory on her as a woman? And should she give zakah to her mother and sisters? Is it obligatory, if she gives zakah or charity from her wealth, to inform her husband? Or is it between her and Allah, and no third party knows about it? Please inform us about this.
Answer:
A person does not give zakah to the mother, nor the father, nor the children. As for her sisters, if they are independent and poor, there is no harm in giving to her sisters and brothers if they are independent and poor. But if they are with her in the house and she spends on them, then no.
She is not required to inform her husband. And if she knows that informing him may harm her, she does not inform him. This is between her and her Lord.
A woman works and has a salary. Is zakah obligatory on her as a woman? And should she give zakah to her mother and sisters? Is it obligatory, if she gives zakah or charity from her wealth, to inform her husband? Or is it between her and Allah, and no third party knows about it? Please inform us about this.
Answer:
A person does not give zakah to the mother, nor the father, nor the children. As for her sisters, if they are independent and poor, there is no harm in giving to her sisters and brothers if they are independent and poor. But if they are with her in the house and she spends on them, then no.
She is not required to inform her husband. And if she knows that informing him may harm her, she does not inform him. This is between her and her Lord.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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