Giving Zakah to Relatives
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give zakah to a relative, such as a brother, a grandfather, or a maternal aunt?
Answer:
Yes, a poor relative is given it as both charity and maintaining family ties. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2582Sahih (Darussalam) A poor brother, a maternal aunt, a paternal aunt, a paternal cousin, a maternal cousin; all of these, if they are poor, are given [zakah].
But you do not give it to your children, nor to your father, nor to your mother, nor to your grandfather, nor to your grandmother. No, the ancestors and descendants are not given [zakah]. You give them from your own wealth what is not from the zakah. Your descendants, even if they are poor, you give them from your own wealth. Or the descendants of your daughters, you give them from your own wealth. Or your mother, or your father, or your grandfather, or your grandmother; you do not give them from the zakah, you give them from your own wealth. May Allah reward you. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give zakah to a relative, such as a brother, a grandfather, or a maternal aunt?
Answer:
Yes, a poor relative is given it as both charity and maintaining family ties. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Giving charity to a poor person is charity, and (giving) to a relative is two things, charity and upholding the ties of kinship.
الصدقة على المسكين صدقة، وعلى ذي الرحم اثنتان صدقة وصلةBut you do not give it to your children, nor to your father, nor to your mother, nor to your grandfather, nor to your grandmother. No, the ancestors and descendants are not given [zakah]. You give them from your own wealth what is not from the zakah. Your descendants, even if they are poor, you give them from your own wealth. Or the descendants of your daughters, you give them from your own wealth. Or your mother, or your father, or your grandfather, or your grandmother; you do not give them from the zakah, you give them from your own wealth. May Allah reward you. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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