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Zakaat To Pay Maintenance For a Child Born Out of Wedlock

· 5 Rajab 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can zakaat be used to pay maintenance for a child born out of wedlock with a non muslim mother? The child does not live with the father who is married himself with children.

Answer

Zakaah cannot be used for one’s child born out of wedlock.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( و ) لا إلى ( من بينهما ولاد )

و قال في رد المحتار : وشمل الولاد بالنكاح والسفاح فلا يدفع إلى ولده من الزنا (رد المحتار 2/346)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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