Giving Zakaat to a Sayyid

Category: 

Zakaat & Charity

According to Madhhab: 

Hanafi

Reference: 

1441-233

Question: 

Is it permissible to give Zakaat to a Sayyid? 

Answer: 
In the enquired case, it is inadmissible to give Zakat to a Sayyad (progeny of Hazrat Ali , Aqeel , Ja’far , Abbas , and Harith Bin Abdul Muttalib) and similarly it is prohibited for a Sayyad to receive Zakat money. However, in dire needs, the ruling will differ. (Ahsanul Fataawa Vol. 4 Pg. 288-289) 

AND ALLAH TA'AALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST
ANSWERED BY: MOHSIN KHAN 
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY: Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B. 
Islamic Date: ١٥ صفر ١٤٤١ 
English Date: 13 November 2019

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