Is it permissible to use Zakat funds to buy furniture or gold for a 9-year-old son, with the intention of marrying him off as soon as he reaches puberty, due to the scarcity of Zakat funds?
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It is not permissible to withhold for your son to marry him or to buy furniture for him, for several reasons: The son is not among those eligible to receive zakat, as his maintenance is obligatory upon his father. It is also not permissible for a mother to give zakat to her poor son, as his maintenance is obligatory upon her if needed. Zakat must be disbursed to the deserving immediately, not in the future.
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