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Ruling on Collecting Charity for a Sponsored Orphan
A woman is raising an orphan from an orphanage, and he receives financial support from social services. His caregiver saves money for him until he grows up, and she spends her own money on him. She asks her siblings to give charity to her, and she does not hesitate to accept donations under the pretext of the orphan, knowing that she is in a relatively good condition. What is the ruling?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: If an orphan has wealth exceeding the minimum threshold, it is not permissible to give zakat to him, and taking the money under the pretext of maintenance is feared to incur sin, and God knows best.
