Is a person considered a severer of kinship ties if they feel estranged from their community and relatives among the Druze after their guidance to the Qur’an and Sunnah? What is the ruling on giving zakat and charity to their poor relatives? And is it permissible to marry a Druze girl if she does not adhere to Islam?
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Your feeling of alienation from your community is natural and a sign of the sincerity of your faith. This is not considered a severing of kinship ties. It is permissible to show kindness to them, maintain ties with them, and assist their poor and needy, but not from obligatory Zakat, in accordance with the Almighty's saying: "Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them." As for obligatory Zakat, it should not be given to them. You should pray for their guidance. It is not permissible to marry a Druze woman.
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