Zakat for a well-off person who owns a house

Question

A certain person is not an owner of the nisab, but he is certainly well-off and at ease: he has his own house, and all his needs for food, clothing and so on are met without difficulty. Is it valid to give such a person zakat and sadaqat? If so, why? Will the zakat of one who gives to such a person be discharged or not?

Answer

For such a person, asking (for charity) is haram, but since he is not an owner of the nisab, it is valid for him to take zakat, and zakat is not fard upon him himself. Because he is well-off, asking is haram for him; and because he is not an owner of the nisab, taking zakat is valid; and zakat is not fard upon him himself: [ar]والأولى أن يفسر الفقير من له ما دون النصاب كما في…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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