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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadith of Salman ibn Amir (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 844
Hadith 844
اُردوEn
844 - وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَي الْمِسْكِينِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَهِيَ عَلَي ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْمِسْكينِ ثِنْتَانِ صَدَقَةٌ وَصِلَةٌ»
(Sayyiduna Salman bin Amir, may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Giving charity to a poor person is simply charity, but giving charity to a poor relative has two aspects: charity and maintaining family ties."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In giving zakat and charity, one should give greater importance to one's relatives and close family members.
➋ Just as zakat and charity are fulfilled by giving them to a stranger, in the same way, they are also fulfilled by giving them to one's relatives and close family members; in fact, it is even more rewarding.
➌ Those individuals whose maintenance (nafaqah) is, according to the Shari‘ah, the responsibility of the one giving charity, giving to them does not fulfill the obligation of zakat and charity. Therefore, zakat and charity should be given to other relatives besides them.
➊ In giving zakat and charity, one should give greater importance to one's relatives and close family members.
➋ Just as zakat and charity are fulfilled by giving them to a stranger, in the same way, they are also fulfilled by giving them to one's relatives and close family members; in fact, it is even more rewarding.
➌ Those individuals whose maintenance (nafaqah) is, according to the Shari‘ah, the responsibility of the one giving charity, giving to them does not fulfill the obligation of zakat and charity. Therefore, zakat and charity should be given to other relatives besides them.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1844
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The poor relative, due to his closeness, is more deserving; therefore, giving to him brings double reward: the reward of charity (sadaqah) and the reward of maintaining family ties (silat ar-rahm). However, a relative whose expenses are the responsibility of the one giving zakat cannot be given zakat, for example: wife, children, mother, father. But zakat can be given to siblings who live separately.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2583
