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25 Questions

What alternative financial support can we offer to our impoverished relatives, considering that Zakat is not permissible within our Sunni Sayyid family?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Zakat from Non Sayyed is not permissible to Poor Sayyed, but it is permissible from a Sayyed to a poor Sayyed. If you are a Sayyed, you can give your Zakat to your Sayyed relatives.

We should give to our relatives more than Khums and Zakat to see that their life is with out financial hardships just like our own life as much as we can.

Wassalam.
Should the obligation of Zakah be extended to our current form of money since it no longer relies on gold and silver, which were used to measure wealth in the past?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Zakat is obligatory on nine items only including golden and silver current coins. It is not for us to change Shariah and add on these nine items.

Khums is obligatory on ever wealth including money, kind, property and every item we own.

Wassalam.
If one's father does not make sacrifice on Eid-ul-Adha and does not pay Zakat, are their adult children responsible? Is the household income Haram?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If the father does not fulfill his obligatory duties, his children are not responsible about that. The sacrifice (Qurbani) is not obligatory but only in Hajj. 
'if the father does not pay his financial dues like Zakat and Khums, the household income does not become Haraam.

Wassalam.
I am 17 years old and am currently employed on a casual job. Is it required now for me to pay my Khums and Zakat?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If you have any amount which remained after spending your usual lawful  livelihood expenses, Khums will be obligatory in that amount, no matter how small it is. If all your income is spent on your usual lawful expenses and nothing remains, then no Khums on you.

Wassalam.