can i give Zakat to Shia family

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Re: can i give Zakat to Shia family

@TLK

I am not denying that we are not suppose to give Zakat to Sayeds, but I heard from scholars that becaus ethere is no true way of telling who is Sayed and who is not (as I said, what if I give Zakat to someone who is a real sayed, but his name does not have sayed), then its allowed to pay to every muslim who is not sahib-e-nisaab

Give them Hadiya and not zakat. No need to dig their family lineage, one can accept their stance at face value, if they are not telling the truth the gunah will be on them, you will get reward for your niyyat inshallah.