Giving Zakah to friends and relatives : paying Zakah to parents

Fatawa Question

Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh, 1) Can Zakat be paid by a daughter to her own parents who are living separately and have little or no means of earning and are old and highly indebted. the parents do not share any income or expense of the daughter. 2) If a girl who is single, earning alone, living all alone, has parents / sis esponsibilities, has to buy a house can she go for a bank loan, bank interest is forbidden, but in this case a person who has no supporter and is in need of a one house to live, so then too it is Haraam ? 3) Can old couple who has no source of income, no son, no savings, but if somebody wishes to keep a fixed amount in thier name so can they live on this interest amt that they will get on the fixed deposit ?? Pls advise. thanks. Jazakum Allahu Khairan for your constant help

Fatwa

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Publication Date

2007-10-18

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Islamic Studies

No. of Pages

2

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-787508

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