It is not permissible to give zakat to the Banu Hashim, which includes: the family of Ali, the family of Abbas, Ja'far, Aqil, and Al-Harith bin Abdul Muttalib, may Allah be pleased with them, and their freedmen, meaning their emancipated slaves. It is permissible to give to others from the Banu Hashim, such as the descendants of Abu Lahab, because they did not support the Prophet, as stated in Al-Jawharah Al-Nayyirah 1: 132; for he, peace be upon him, said: "Indeed, charity is not appropriate for the family of Muhammad; it is merely the filth of the people," in Sahih Muslim 2: 753, and Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 4: 55. And from Abu Rafi', may Allah be pleased with him, he said: "Indeed, charity is not lawful for us, even if it is from the freedman of the people," in Al-Mujtaba 5: 107, and Sunan Al-Nasa'i Al-Kubra 2: 58, and Sunan Al-Bayhaqi Al-Kabir 7: 32.