Giving Zakaah to Inlaws & Non-Muslims

QUESTION: 

Assalam u alaikum

Can zakaah be given to my sister in law or mother in law? Also can zakaah be given to non Muslims?

Jazakhaallah

 

ANSWER:

Wa Alaikumus Salaam Wa Rahmatullah

Yes, zakaah can be given to your sister in law and mother in law. Zakaah cannot be given to non-Muslims.

 

And Allah Knows best

Mufti Waseem Khan

14/7/2014