Ruling 6...

Ruling 6: `Adālah (being just) or religiousness of the receiver of zakat al-Fitr is not a condition. However, according to caution, one should not pay it to a person who openly commits major sins. Ruling 7: It is not allowed for a father to pay zakat al-Fitr to the children to cover their life needs. If the children are needy, it is the duty of the parents (by shar`) to provide for their living.

However, there is no problem paying Zakat al-Fitr to them for settling their loan or providing them with those needs whose providing is not the parents’ duty. Ruling 8: It is permissible to pay zakat al-Fitr to one’s honourable deserving relative as a gift, without…