• Prayers & Duties >> Zakat & Charity

    Question ID: 4354Country: India

    Title: Can we pay zakat in blood relation, like brother, sister etc if they are needed?

    Question: Can we pay zakat in blood relation, like brother, sister etc if they are needed?

    Answer ID: 4354

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 602/562=L/1429)

     

    It is allowed to give zakah money to one?s brother and sister if they are needy and entitled to receive it. Zakah can be given to all relatives if they are needy and poor except parents, grandparents, sons, daughters and spouses.

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India