Can we give zakah to our Sayyid relatives? My Khala and Khalu are very poor; lives alone though not have any son, their daughters married. They do not have any source of income; we/people use to donate periodically for living.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(Fatwa: 1025/1025/M=1434)
It is not lawful to give zakah to a Sayyid. If your khala and khalu are Sayyid you should help them with other funds and if they are not Sayyid then you may give them zakah money.
ولا إلى بنى هاشم … وجازت التطوعات من الصدقات وغلۃ الأوقاف لهم اى لبني هاشم .(در مختار)
Allah knows Best!
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband