PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR ZAKAT

PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR ZAKAT

⭕Today's Question no. 1014⭕

Who all people can be given zakaat?

🔵Answer🔵

Any person who after usage of day to day earnings and in case of debt, after fulfilment of it, he has in his possession less than 612.35 gm of silver is eligible to receiving zakaat. Even if he is healthy and earning too.

If a person has more than his needs, ie. more than three clothing, two footwear, cutlery, TV, unnecessary gaming instruments, extra plot etc if one of these things cost more than 612.55 gm. of silver, then the person cannot be entitled to zakaat. Even if he is jobless, or widow woman.

Undermentioned people can be given zakaat.

1. Real brother sisters and their kids.

2. Father's brother, sisters and their kids.

3. Maternal uncle, aunt and their kids.

4. Step parents and step brother, sister.

5. Father and mother in law.

6. Parents if rich children in need of zakaat.

7. Adult kids of rich parents who are needful.

8.Wife of rich husband who is needful.

9. Husband of rich wife who is needful.

10. Daughters husband, Daughter in law.

11. Teacher of a student, student of the teacher.

12. Wife's children from previous marriage.

13. Husband's children from previous marriage.

14. Traveller who doesn't have enough for himself (no atm card or availability) even if he has enough at home.

15. Children of such that Father has enough but not Mother.

16.If salary is 10,000 and expenditure 12,000 even if he has his own car, house.

17. If salary is sufficient, but unable to pay debt.

All the above mentioned people are eligible for zakaat and it is not necessary to inform them that you are giving them zakaat. Intention done with heart is enough.

📙Ahsanul Fatawa 4/254

📙Masaile Zakaat (rafat) safa 284,285

And Allah swt knows best .

Mufti Imran Ismail Memon.;
Ustaze Darul Uloom Rampura, Surat, Gujarat, India