Is the intended meaning of "maintenance of a relative" in the phrase "poverty and destitution prevent a person's sufficiency through the maintenance of a relative" any relative, or is it specific to ascendants or descendants, or does it include a brother, a sister, or an uncle?
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What is meant by "relative" here is only the ascendants and descendants, and not other relatives. This is because the Shafi'is do not obligate maintenance except for ascendants and descendants.
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