Topic: Arranging iftar for relatives   (No-14679)

Mufti Sahib! there are different ways of having peoples on Iftar that are prevalent in society. I request you to please guide me as to which of the following is the best and most excellent way:
1. Invite relatives to your home for Iftar.
2. Give Iftar packs to travellers on the road.
3. Give it to the poor and needy.
4. Or give a daily or monthly Hadiya to your very close relatives, such as siblings, who are financially weak.

In the given situation, the best thing for you to do is to arrange Iftar for your close relatives who are most deserving. In this way, you will not only get the reward of having them on Iftar, but also the reward of Sila Rahmi (maintaining ties of kinship).

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دلائل:

القرآن الکریم: (البقرۃ، الآیۃ: 215)
يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ ۖ قُلْ مَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ ۗ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌo

سنن الترمذی: (باب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا، رقم الحدیث: 807)
عن زيد بن خالد الجهني، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " من فطر صائما كان له مثل اجره غير انه لا ينقص من اجر الصائم شيئا "۔

واللہ تعالٰی اعلم بالصواب
دارالافتاء الاخلاص،کراچی