FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
AL-KAFI #551 : MENGAGIHKAN ZAKAT KEPADA KERABAT YANG MISKIN
May zakat be given to a poor son-in-law who lives separately from the giver?
Short answer
Zakat may be given to relatives who are not under the giver's financial responsibility, and they take priority over others, provided they qualify as recipients such as the poor and the needy.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Zakat may be given to relatives who are not under the giver's financial responsibility, and they take priority over others, provided they qualify as recipients such as the poor and the needy. The fatwa holds that paying zakat to the amil and the state zakat collection centre is obligatory because the benefit is greater. In that case, a small portion may go to the struggling relatives and the rest to the Baitulmal. The payer may also request to distribute part of the zakat personally to the eight categories of recipients.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dibolehkan untuk memberi zakat kepada kaum keluarga yang bukan dibawah tanggungjawab kita. Malah, lebih utama daripada orang lain.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #551 : MENGAGIHKAN ZAKAT KEPADA KERABAT YANG MISKIN”, 23 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/993-al-kafi-551-mengagihkan-zakat-kepada-kerabat-yang-miskin. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-to-a-poor-son-in-law/