LessonsWho May Receive Zakat: Eligible and Ineligible RecipientsQuiz

إلا أن ينقلها الإنسان إلى قرابته
Translation: An exception is transferring it to one’s relatives.

This exception concerns relatives who are themselves eligible to receive the payer’s zakat—such as a needy sibling, where other conditions are met.

The location exception does not override the separate ban on using one’s own zakat for direct ascendants or descendants.

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Exception: eligible relatives elsewhere

Who May Receive Zakat: Eligible and Ineligible Recipients

إلا أن ينقلها الإنسان إلى قرابته
Translation: An exception is transferring it to one’s relatives.

This exception concerns relatives who are themselves eligible to receive the payer’s zakat—such as a needy sibling, where other conditions are met.

The location exception does not override the separate ban on using one’s own zakat for direct ascendants or descendants.