The Ruling on Giving Charity to a Relative
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Question:
This questioner from Jeddah—Umm Abd al-Rahman—says: I want to give charity for the soul of my mother with a sum of money. Is it permissible for me to give this amount to my brother, since he has dependents and many debts?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is better; it is charity and maintaining family ties. Spending money on your brother, or your uncle, or someone like them among the needy, carries two rewards: the reward of charity and the reward of maintaining family ties. This is better than giving charity to a distant person. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2582Sahih (Darussalam). Yes.
This questioner from Jeddah—Umm Abd al-Rahman—says: I want to give charity for the soul of my mother with a sum of money. Is it permissible for me to give this amount to my brother, since he has dependents and many debts?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it is better; it is charity and maintaining family ties. Spending money on your brother, or your uncle, or someone like them among the needy, carries two rewards: the reward of charity and the reward of maintaining family ties. This is better than giving charity to a distant person. 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 الفقير صدقةٌ، وعلى ذي الرحم اثنتان: صدقةٌ وصِلةٌ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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