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Question ID: 40477Country: Pakistan

Title: Can zakaat be given to a Sayyid relative

Question: Please guide in the following matter: Mr. Zaid belonging to sadat family has some amount of zakah to be paid to MUSTAHEKEEN. Mr. Bakar his nearest relative and also belonging to sadat family is very poor and passing very miserable life. Can Mr. A pay his zakah to Mr. B? Please guide in the light of Shariah and Sunnah.

Answer ID: 40477Posted on: Aug 31, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1245/784/L=1433) It is not lawful to give zakah money to a person who belongs to a sadat family (Sayyid). If Bakar, the relative of Zaid, is poor then Zaid should help him with the money of nafl sadaqah.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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