Zakat On Tax Free Salaries Earned With Basic Salary And Allowances
Thank you brother Umer I have a follow-up ( slightly unrelated question ). I understand that Zakat is to be collected by the State / Tax authorities but if that’s not the case and a person ends up choosing the Zakat recipients himself. Is it possible to pay this amount to your siblings ( who aren’t necessarily poor, but can still put the money to good use e.g. for their kid’s education, clothes, etc ) and will they be deserving recipients ….or should Zakat in such cases only be given to extremely poor people who have more basic and immediate needs?