Should I spend on my parents or give to the poor?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

You may give your first salary as charity to your parents. You will get the reward of charity and the reward of maintaining ties. This attitude of yours will yield Barakah in your life. Consider the following Ahādīth,

Charity given to the poor is one and charity given to a relative is twofold, maintaining ties and charity.[1]

Verily, your children are form the best form of your earnings. Hence, take from the earnings of your children.[2]

Whoever likes to have increase in his sustenance and to live long, should maintain ties with his relatives[3]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muntasir Zaman

Student Darul Iftaa
USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.