Ruling on Giving Zakah to One's Father and Brother

Question:
This is a questioner for the program who says: I hope you will kindly answer my question: Is it permissible for me to give my father and my brother from my zakah, knowing that they have agricultural land that produces a crop every six months, but in the middle of the six months they are in need of some expenses? So, do I give them zakah from my wealth, or do I give them a part of it and distribute the rest to some relatives and the needy?
Answer:
As for your father, no, do not give him [zakah]; give him from your wealth. Do not give him zakah. It is obligatory for you to give him from your wealth; spend on him from your wealth if he is in need, not from the zakah. As for your brother, there is a distinction: if he is in your house and you spend on him, do not give him from the zakah. But if he is independent and he is a needy poor person, give him from the zakah.
As for the father, the grandfather, the mother, the grandmother, and the children, you do not give them from your zakah, because you and they are one thing. The zakah is for others than them. Even if they become angry, clarify it to them; explain to them that this is the command of Allah, and this is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So, seek their pardon until they pardon you and permit giving the zakah to others than them.
So, the point is: you spend on your parents from your wealth, and the zakah is for others than them. As for the brother, there is a distinction: if he is in your house and under your maintenance, there is no harm; spend on him from your wealth and do not give him zakah, because you have already relieved him of the burden. So, it is obligatory for you to give him from your wealth, because he is part of your dependents. But if he is independent and poor, there is no harm in giving him from the zakah. Yes.