If I decide to donate the specific amount to my moms family in Lascaanood, will that be zakah or does it have to be peoppe you don’t know ?
I’m not in Somalia to make things clear.
I’m not in Somalia to make things clear.
No You can't give zakat to your immediate familyIf I decide to donate the specific amount to my moms family in Lascaanood, will that be zakah or does it have to be peoppe you don’t know ?
I’m not in Somalia to make things clear.
Ah thanks for clearing this up saxib. I do not want to donate online to these random websites, I still would like to directly only help people in Somalia, any recommendation on what I should pay it to, or who ?No You can't give zakat to your immediate family
You can still give charity to them but not zakat
Yea regular donations from all of us is mandatory. We haven’t ever forgot them. I was just wondering if a regular donation in Ramadan would count as zakat, or the Fitr payment ?No they are your family, that wouldn't count as zakat but as money you have gave to ur family because u are their family.
You can give your family the money to distribute it to the poor on your behalf back home but you have to make sure every penny that counts as zakat makes it to the poor. So take that into consideration when it comes to fees and transfers and what you intend to give to your family.Ah thanks for clearing this up saxib. I do not want to donate online to these random websites, I still would like to directly only help people in Somalia, any recommendation on what I should pay it to, or who ?
Ok, I just want to be clear, it is my mothers sister and her children (my first cousins) who are the family I speak off. Just reading online it seems they are allowed to be recipients of zakah, and Shafi school which most of us adhere to, believe it is fine to pay them as they are distant relativesYou can give your family the money to distribute it to the poor on your behalf back home but you have to make sure every penny that counts as zakat makes it to the poor. So take that into consideration when it comes to fees and transfers and what you intend to give to your family.
Yes which is why I said only immediate family which are your parents your kids your spouse and grandparents and grandkids aren't recipients of zakat extended family can receive zakat.Ok, I just want to be clear, it is my mothers sister and her children (my first cousins) who are the family I speak off. Just reading online it seems they are allowed to be recipients of zakah, and Shafi school which most of us adhere to, believe it is fine to pay them as they are distant relatives
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Distant Relatives (Furoo): This group of relatives consists of siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces and all other relatives not part of Usool. These are all relatives that do not start or continue the immediate progeny of the one giving Zakat.
According to all the scholars, it is valid to pay one's Zakat to any of these family members if they are eligible to take Zakat. Some scholars have even shown dislike to exclusively give Zakat to a certain family member every year”
May Allah bless you and your family.Yes which is why I said only immediate family which are your parents your kids your spouse and grandparents and grandkids aren't recipients of zakat extended family can receive zakat.
If I decide to donate the specific amount to my moms family in Lascaanood, will that be zakah or does it have to be peoppe you don’t know ?
I’m not in Somalia to make things clear.
YesYes. The best zakat. You are supposed to give zakat to close family, and then move to neighbors and etc