of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: “The freed slave of a people is one of them.” (1)

Thus, if we hold that zakah may be given to the Banu al-Muttalib, it is also permissible to give zakah to their freed slaves.

If someone were to ask: “Do these people still exist—I mean the Banu Hashim and the Banu al-Muttalib?”

We would say: Yes, they do exist. It has been mentioned that among those whose lineage to the Banu Hashim is most firmly established are the imams, the kings of Yemen, whose rule ended recently with the republican revolution against them. They had governed Yemen for more than a thousand years, and their descent from the Banu Hashim is well known and recognized.

There are also many people who trace their lineage to the Banu Hashim. Thus, if someone says, “I am from the Banu Hashim,” we say: Zakah is not lawful for you, because you are from the family of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him.

AND NOT TO A POOR WOMAN MARRIED TO A WEALTHY HUSBAND WHO PROVIDES FOR HER ...

His statement, “nor to a poor woman married to a wealthy husband who provides for her.”

“Poor woman” is an adjective qualifying an omitted noun; that is, a poor woman.

The author stipulates two conditions:

First: that she be married to a wealthy man.

Second: that he be providing for her and willing to spend on her. Thus, zakah is not to be given to her, because she is