Zakat to a sayyid in the present age

Question

(1) Is it permissible or impermissible in this age to give zakat to sayyids? (2) Did Hazrat Imam Abu Ja‘far and Imam Fakhr al-Din al-Razi permit giving zakat to sayyids in their times or not? Is this written anywhere in a commentary on al-Tirmidhi or not? (3) Is there any narration from Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifa ﵀ in Shami and Fath al-Qadir on the permissibility of giving zakat to sayyids or not? (4) [ar]من لم يكن عالمًا بعرف زمانه فهو جاهل[/ar] “Whoever does not know the custom (‘urf) of his time is ignorant.

Answer

(1) Giving zakat to a sayyid is not valid: [ar]أو هاشمي، أي لا يجوز دفعها إلى بني هاشم؛ لقوله عليه السلام: إن هذه الصدقات إنما أوساخ الناس، وإنها لا تحل لمحمد ولا لآل محمد، رواه مسلم. وقال عليه الصلاة والسلام: نحن أهل بيت لا تحل لنا الصدقة، رواه البخاري[/ar] “Or a Hashimi, i.e.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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