Is it permissible for a well-off woman to give her gold's zakat to her grandchildren (her sons' children or her daughters' daughters), and to spend on her grandson's university education, knowing that her husband is well-off and not deceased?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is not permissible for a woman to give her to her grandchildren according to the majority of jurists, whereas it is permissible to give zakat to a student of Islamic knowledge according to the jurists. Some scholars have expanded on this, allowing it to be given to a student of worldly knowledge if their knowledge is permissible and beneficial for the interest of religion or the world.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/187769
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 187769
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy