can i give Zakat to Shia family

[aqeel123]

Re: can i give Zakat to Shia family

@TLK

Good explanation Aqeel, especially with the reference of Sura-e-Kausar. I think you convinced me there.

But the question remains that should I not give zakat to a family just because name is Sayed? If I ask them, will they ever accept that they are not real Sayed (I dont think that anyone would admit that they are fake Sayed). So what are the options then? Only one, that is not to give Zakat to any family that has Sayed in their name.

Not many people have cash lying around to give out to needy families as gift (anything outside compulsory Zakat), so really there is no way for us to help a needy Sayed family on regular basis then.

That is true…

If a person 400 years ago choose to be become syed by name and started calling himself syed and told his family that we r decedents of Prophet s.a.w while he is not, then you cannot blame his great grandson for such mischeaf… He has to act as a syed, He sdnt take zakat or Sadqa coz to him he is still a syed and Zakat and Sadqa are haram on him.

I am from Syed family and we r told to help syeds, coz they r not “mustahiq” of sadqa and Zakat. So its our responsibilty to make sure our close realtives r helped in tough times. I am sure all syed familes teach their kids same thing and it works out “Inshallah”.