Zakat to relatives

Question

If someone’s full brother is poor to the degree at which giving is permissible, may zakat be given to the brother as well, or not? And if it is not permissible, then to whom among one’s own family is it permissible to give? Kindly write.

Answer

It is permissible to give zakat to a brother when he is entitled to it (mustahiqq); and it is valid to give zakat to all relatives other than ascendants (usul), descendants (furu‘) and spouses, when they are recipients of zakat: [ar]وَلَا إِلَى مَنْ بَيْنَهُمَا وِلَادٌ أَوْ زَوْجِيَّةٌ[/ar] “Nor [is it given] to one between whom and [the giver] there is a relationship of birth…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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