Zakaat To Pay Maintenance For a Child Born Out of Wedlock

Q: Can zakaat be used to pay maintenance for a child born out of wedlock with a non muslim mother? The child does not live with the father who is married himself with children.

A: Zakaah cannot be used for one’s child born out of wedlock.

( و ) لا إلى ( من بينهما ولاد )

و قال في رد المحتار : وشمل الولاد بالنكاح والسفاح فلا يدفع إلى ولده من الزنا (رد المحتار 2/346)
 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)