Their father does not provide for them and they are in need of Zakah

Q: There is a relationship through marriage between me and a man who does not belong to my tribe. This man supports eleven persons, four of them pursue their academic studies in Syria. Some of them study medicine and others study engineering. His salary is only four thousand Saudi riyals. Is it permissible for me to support those children who are in Syria from my Zakah (obligatory charity) money? Or I should not do so, since their father is the only one who is obligated to financially support them?

A: If their father does not financially support them while they are in dire need of financial assistance because of their poverty, then it is permissible to give them from Zakah money as they are considered among the deserving recipients of Zakah. And Allah knows best.May Allah grant us success. May Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and his Companions!