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Chapter 85 of 1481 min read
٧. دفع الزكاة إلى الوالدين أو الأبناء
Amir al-Mu'miueen 'Ali (&) said: "Neither the son nor the father has any right to obligatory charity. Whoever has a son or father and does not take care of bim is a sinner."lZ8 It was narrated that there was scholarly consensus on this point; those who disagreed with it interpreted it as referring to voluntary charity. Their argument was that the benefit of that comes back to the giver of the zakih, because he no longer needs to spend on them or give anything to them, and that may be a trick to avoid giving zakih. Moreover, zakih and maintenance are two separate duties, and one cannot take the place of the other, as'with prayer and fasting. Zak& is a duty towards Allah (B), so it is an act of worship. As for spending on maintenance, it is a duty towards people and upholding the ties of kinship.lZ9 Rulings on fasting