[The Ruling on Taking Zakat for One Who Has an Inheritance He Has Not Received]

Mufti:

Alsayyed Muhammad b. Abdallah Awad Al-Muayyady

تاريخ النشر: December 6, 2025

Fatwa number: 17194

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[The Ruling on Taking Zakat for One Who Has an Inheritance He Has Not Received]

Fatwa number: 17194

Question: A man’s father died; he is the youngest of his brothers and is engaged in seeking knowledge, yet his brothers give him nothing to help him in seeking knowledge. He possesses nothing. He gave away what he owned to some of his relatives so that he might be able to take from zakat what would help him in that—knowing they would later return his property to him. Is it lawful for him to take the charity or not?

Answer—and Allah is the Granter of success: It is permissible for that man to take from zakat what will aid him in seeking knowledge, if matters are as stated in the question. His ruling then is that of a wayfarer cut off from his wealth.
Source : Min Thimār al-ʿIlm wa al-Ḥikmah vol.1