May One Give Zakat To His Her Mother-In-Law And Father-In-Law?

Fatwas

May one give zakat to his/her mother-in-law and father-in-law?

Zakat may be given to poor a mother-in-law and father-in-law. Because the giver and recipient do not have an ascendant-descendant relationship and they are not dependants of this person under normal conditions (Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar III, 172, 293).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA