How does Zakat become obligatory for a man whose wealth is insufficient to provide for his family (ascendants or descendants), knowing that this might mean he does not possess the nisab, and thus Zakat would not be obligatory for him?
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There is no harm in a payer giving his zakat to his poor parents, if he is unable to spend on them.
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