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Is it permissible to give Zakaat to one’s father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law?

Published as Zakaat FAQs Part 3 (3/6)

· 13 Ramadan 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to give Zakaat to one’s father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law? Can one give Zakaat to ones brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts?

Answer

It is permissible to give Zakaat to ones In-laws i.e. father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law’s, daughter-in-law’s and so on. It is also permissible to give Zakaat to ones brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts. In fact, ones close family relatives should be given preference over others in discharging Zakaat.

Zakaat cannot be given to ascendants(e.g. parents, grandparents), descendants (e.g. children, grandchildren) and spouse.

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Source: Jamiatul Ulama KZN — https://jamiat.org.za/zakaat-faqs-part-3/
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