To Whom Can Zakat Not Be Given?
To whom can zakat not be given?
According to the Hanafi school, zakat al-mal and zakat al-fitr cannot be given to the following:
- a) Parents and grandparents,
- b) Son and his children, daughter and her children, and grand grandchildren from them,
- c) Spouse,
- d) Non-Muslims,
- e) The rich who has wealth in nisab amount apart from basic needs,
- f) A child who has not reached puberty yet but has a rich father (Marghinani al-Hidayah, II, 223-228).
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA
