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Question: Zakaat niyat to gave someone but want to give my brother now.
Asalamualaikum,
Last Ramadan after calculating my zakaat I kept it with me due to pandemic situation which I did niyat to gave one of my poor relative, now my brother is in a situation that he is not having his home to reside... can I give this zakaat to my brother to help him to buy the land.
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date: 26/03/2021 10:43am

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الجواب حامداومصليا

You can make intention of Zakat for your brother if he is poor.

وأما شرط ادائها فنية مقارنة للاداء أو لعزل ما وجب هكذا في الكنز
(فتاوي قاضيخان ،١/١٧٠،كتاب الزكوة ، دارالنوادر)

And Allah knows best

10 Shaban 1442/ 24 March 2021
Mufti Qamruzzaman

London, UK
 
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