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Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to orphaned relatives, specifically siblings?

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It is permissible to give Zakat to orphaned siblings if they are among the categories of Zakat recipients mentioned in the verse "Indeed, [prescribed] charities are only for the poor..." This is because Zakat is permissible for relatives, and it is both charity and a bond of kinship.

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