Madinah and I am trying to spread the Madani work of Dawat-e-Islami under the guidance of the Nigran of my Zayli Mushawarat.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We should pay Zakah of our wealth happily to deserving people every year for pleasing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. If the people deserving Zakah are our close relatives, so giving them Zakah will bring about more reward because giving them Zakah will bring about double reward.

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰى عَـلَيْهِ وَاٰلِـهٖ وَسَـلَّم has said, ‘To give Sadaqah to an ordinary Miskeen is only a Sadaqah and the same Sadaqah for the relatives is two Sadaqah—firstly, Sadaqah, secondly, kind relationship with them.’

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 2, pp. 142, Hadees 658)

Look for the poor and deserving people amongst your relatives who do not ask for anything due to their self-respect. Such people should not only be given annual Zakah, but they should also be helped from time to time with monthly income. Remember! Do not mention it to others for earning praise after helping them financially, but rather spend in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with the hope for the reward in the Hereafter for the sake of pleasing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. It is forbidden in Ayah 264 of Surah Al-Baqarah part3, to speak of the favours after giving Sadaqah and charity to someone:

یٰۤاَ یُّہَا  الَّذِیۡنَ   اٰمَنُوۡ ا   لَا  تُبۡطِلُوۡ ا  صَدَ قٰتِکُمۡ   بِا لۡمَنِّ  وَ الۡاَذٰی ۙ

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: O believers! Do not invalidate your charity by boasting of favours conferred and causing anguish.

Instead of boasting of favours to our close relatives, we should give Zakah to them for pleasing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and if possible we should also give our Masjid-filling movement Dawat-e-Islami for spending in virtuous acts with the intention of gaining reward.