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Can I give Zakat to my brother so that he can pay off his debt?

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Fatwa No :
45319
| Date :
2021-04-24
عبادات / زکوۃ و صدقات / مصارف زکوۃ و صدقات

Can I give Zakat to my brother so that he can pay off his debt?

My brother’s monthly income is Rs.48,000. He has three kids and he has to take care of their expenses for their education. He is in debt of Rs. 1.5 lakh from our inheritance, which is difficult for him to pay off due to his expenses. Can I give him Zakat so that he can pay off his debt? I have already pardoned him from my shear of our inheritance. He still owes our two sisters who are both needy.

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

If after deducting the value of the debt, the questioner’s brother does not possess the value of the Nisab (i.e. 52.5 tola of silver) beyond his personal needs, and he is also not a Seyyed (i.e. a descendant of the Holy Prophetﷺ), then the questioner can give him Zakat.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

کما في الفتاوى الهندية: فهي تمليك المال من فقير مسلم غير هاشمي، ولا مولاه بشرط قطع المنفعة عن المملك من كل وجه لله - تعالى -(1/ 170)
وفي حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح: قوله: "وأصل المزكي وفرعه" لأن الواجب عليه الإخراج عن ملكه رقبة ومنفعة ولم يوجد في الأصول والفروع والإخراج عن ملكه منفعة وإن وجد رقبة وهذا الحكم لا يخص الزكاة بل كل صدقة واجبة كالكفارات وصدقة الفطر والنذور لا يجوز دفعها إليهم ومن سوى ما ذكر يجوز الدفع إليهم كالأخوة والأخوات والأعمام والعمات والأخوال والخالات الفقراء بل هم أولى لما فيه من الصلة مع الصدقة ثم بعدهم الأقارب ثم الجيران بحر اھ (ص: 721)

And Allah knows best
محمد ابراہیم چترالی عُفی عنه
دار الافتاء جامعه بنوریه عالمیه

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