Alms Tax: Giving Fitrah to a Sayyid

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Ruling 2018

A person who is not a sayyid cannot give fiṭrah to a sayyid, and if that sayyid is his dependant, he cannot give that sayyid’s fiṭrah to another sayyid.

-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Alms Tax (Zakat)