Peace be upon you. May Allah accept your deeds.
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And peace and mercy of Allah be upon you.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
It is obligatory to allocate Zakat al-Fitr specifically to the poor and needy, provided that the conditions for Zakat are met, which are:
- Faith.
- The recipient should not spend it on unlawful matters; it should not be given to someone who will use it for such purposes. It is also obligatory to ensure that giving it does not aid in sin or encourage wrongdoing, even if the recipient does not spend it on unlawful matters. Additionally, it is obligatory not to give it to someone who neglects prayer, drinks alcohol, or openly commits sins.
- The recipient should not be someone whose maintenance is obligatory for the giver.
- The recipient should not be a Hashemite if the Zakat is from a non-Hashemite.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, The Allocation of Zakat al-Fitr + Characteristics of the Recipients
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
It is obligatory to give it to the poor and believers.
- It is permissible to give Zakat al-Fitr to a believer who is just or unjust, provided they do not spend it on sin. However, it is obligatory not to give it to someone who openly commits major sins.
- It is not permissible to give Zakat to someone whose maintenance is obligatory for the giver, such as parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, and a permanent wife. However, it is permissible to give it to siblings and their children if they are poor.
Yes, if there are obligatory payments to these individuals that are not for their personal maintenance (like payments to a wife), it is permissible to give it to them under that title.
- It is permissible for Sayyids to give Zakat al-Fitr to a commoner and to another Sayyid if they are poor. However, a commoner cannot give it to a poor Sayyid.
Source: Fiqh al-Wali: Rulings on Zakat al-Fitr + Special Inquiry + Office of His Eminence Sayyid Khamenei in Lebanon.
May you be successful in all good.