Is it permissible to give charity from wealth zakah to a family if the head of the family is an open sinner, and is it permissible to give the family the value of the zakah in kind?
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The questioner : The family, meaning all its members, pray and are present for the rituals, except that the head of this family is an open sinner; he does not pray, does not fast, and smokes. So, do we give this family zakat al-fitr, or from wealth zakah, or do we just withhold it from them because the husband is disobedient?
The Shaykh : No, if it is wealth zakah, we say: No.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if it is food, we say: Yes.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh, for example, even if we want to give them from the money, but so that the man does not dispose of the money, we tell the wife: Go to any shop and buy what you want, and we will settle the bill, but with you, for example, up to one hundred dinars we want to give you. Is this permissible in this case?
The Shaykh : The money must be handed to the poor person directly.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
Another questioner : The opposite, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : From where now, from where?
The questioner : On the left.
The Shaykh : How is it the opposite?
The questioner : The opposite, my Shaykh, is like what I told you once: if you know, for example, a family in this situation, you consult them that you need such and such items, so you appoint me, for example, to buy for you these items that you are in need of? They said: We want money so we can buy such and such.
The Shaykh : Yes, I thought you were saying the opposite, meaning they do not say that.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, this is it.
The questioner : You fulfill the obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : You see what the family needs, the family appoints you.
Another questioner : We buy for them the thing that is this, so that they do not go out.
The questioner : We tell them: Go, buy what you want, and we are the ones who will pay!
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, you distinguished, my Shaykh, for example, we tell them: Go, buy what you want, and we will settle the bill.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is that different from appointing us? We did not force her, for example, to buy this or that?
The Shaykh : It is necessary to inform her that...
The questioner : The Shaykh of al-Muhalla is behind the car.
The Shaykh : From here?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Informing her that she has such and such from the zakah.
The questioner : We inform her, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, so if she appoints you—from where?
The questioner : Behind the row, my Shaykh.
Another questioner : So we tell her: Tell us that you appointed us to buy such and such, or from these matters, so the situation becomes good, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, if it is wealth zakah, we say: No.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if it is food, we say: Yes.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh, for example, even if we want to give them from the money, but so that the man does not dispose of the money, we tell the wife: Go to any shop and buy what you want, and we will settle the bill, but with you, for example, up to one hundred dinars we want to give you. Is this permissible in this case?
The Shaykh : The money must be handed to the poor person directly.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
Another questioner : The opposite, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : From where now, from where?
The questioner : On the left.
The Shaykh : How is it the opposite?
The questioner : The opposite, my Shaykh, is like what I told you once: if you know, for example, a family in this situation, you consult them that you need such and such items, so you appoint me, for example, to buy for you these items that you are in need of? They said: We want money so we can buy such and such.
The Shaykh : Yes, I thought you were saying the opposite, meaning they do not say that.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Of course, this is it.
The questioner : You fulfill the obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : You see what the family needs, the family appoints you.
Another questioner : We buy for them the thing that is this, so that they do not go out.
The questioner : We tell them: Go, buy what you want, and we are the ones who will pay!
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, you distinguished, my Shaykh, for example, we tell them: Go, buy what you want, and we will settle the bill.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is that different from appointing us? We did not force her, for example, to buy this or that?
The Shaykh : It is necessary to inform her that...
The questioner : The Shaykh of al-Muhalla is behind the car.
The Shaykh : From here?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Informing her that she has such and such from the zakah.
The questioner : We inform her, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, so if she appoints you—from where?
The questioner : Behind the row, my Shaykh.
Another questioner : So we tell her: Tell us that you appointed us to buy such and such, or from these matters, so the situation becomes good, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh: Yes.
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