Massallah pertaining to disposing of Zakaah

Question

What qualifies an individual for zakaat and who can I not give to in terms of family

zd · Answer

If the Muslim is poor i.e. liabilities more than assets. You cannot give father mother upwards and daughter son downwards.
Can give brother sister sideways. But husband cannot give wife and vise versa.
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