Is it permissible to give zakat to the family of a prisoner whose salary has been suspended, and they do not have enough money for their food or for their travel tickets to return to their country?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is permissible to pay to a poor family that cannot afford food, even if their provider is imprisoned for embezzlement. It is also permissible to give them from Zakat what suffices them to purchase travel tickets to return to their country if they do not possess the means to do so.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/113871
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 113871
- 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