Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville

Preferred Order Of Recipients Of Zakaat

· 10 Ramadan 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

To whom is best to give Zakaat to?

Answer

The best recipients for your Zakaat are those needy family people to whom it is permissible to give Zakaat to. They would be brothers, sisters, their children, uncles, aunties and so on followed by neighbours, people of your locality, people of your town etc. All this on the condition that they are legitimate recipients of Zakaat.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

والافضل اخوته و اخواته ثم اولادهم ثم اعمامه و عماته ثم اخواله و خالاته ثم ذوو ارحامه ثم جيرانه ثم سكته ثم اهل بلده

(رد المحتار ج ۳ 6 ص ٣٥٤ – سعيد)

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/preferred-order-of-recipients-of-zakaat/33221/
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