What is the ruling on sending money to a father to help with his household expenses – is it sadaqah (charity) or zakat? Is zakat obligatory on an amount of 1,0,0 Egyptian pounds saved for a future project? Is it permissible to give the zakat from this amount to help a poor sister get married?

What is given to parents is charity and among the best of charities, because it is both charity and an act of maintaining kinship ties. It is not permissible to consider it as zakat (definition) except in specific cases. Saved money is subject to zakat if a full year has passed over it. It is permissible to give zakat to a sister for her dowry if the father is unable to provide it.