He has the nisaab (minimum threshold of wealth) but his salary is not sufficient – is zakaah permissible for him?
Question

                My brothers and I have an inheritance from my father. We are six brothers, our mother and three sisters. The estate has not been divided. I am a university graduate and I have work, but the salary is low. I am married with a daughter and a son, and now I owe money on a car. Can I give my share of zakaah to someone else and take zakaah from my brothers?.
Praise be to Allah.Firstly: 
If you own 
    the minimum threshold of wealth (nisaab) and one year has passed since you 
    acquired it, then you must pay zakaah on it. The nisaab is 85 grams of gold 
    or 595 grams of silver, or the equivalent value of either of them in cash. 
Secondly: 
If your 
    salary is not sufficient or you are in debt, and you do not have enough to 
    pay off your debt, then you are one of those who are entitled to zakaah. 
    Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

    “As-Sadaqaat (here it means Zakaah) are only for the Fuqaraa’ (poor), and 
    Al‑Masaakeen(the poor) and those employed to collect (the 
    funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards 
    Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in debt; and for Allaah’s 
    Cause (i.e. for Mujaahidoon — those fighting in a holy battle), and for the 
    wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by 
    Allaah. And Allaah is All-Knower, All-Wise”

    [al-Tawbah 9:60]
The majority 
    of fuqaha’ are of the view that if a person does not have enough and he is 
    poor or needy, then he is entitled to zakaah, even if he has the minimum 
    threshold of wealth. 
Ibn Qudaamah 
    (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, when discussing the kind of richness or 
    independence of means that prevents a person from being entitled to zakaah: 
    The second report (from Imam Ahmad) says that richness is that which means 
    that one has sufficient means. If a person is not in need, then zakaah is 
    forbidden for him, even if he does not own anything. If he is in need, then 
    zakaah is permissible for him, even if he owns the minimum threshold of 
    wealth. This is the view of Maalik and al-Shaafa’i. The Prophet  (peace 
    and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Qabeesah ibn al-Mukhaariq: 
    “Asking (for help) is not permissible except in three cases: a man who has 
    been stricken by poverty, (so obvious) that three wise men of his people 
    would say that So and so is stricken by poverty. Then asking is permissible 
    for him, so that he can get enough for his basic needs.” Narrated by Muslim. 
    This hadeeth allows asking (for help) until one’s basic needs are met, 
    because need is poverty. Whoever is in need is poor and comes under the 
    general meaning of the text. End quote from al-Mughni (2/277). 
Shaykh Ibn 
    ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Who is the poor person 
    who is entitled to zakaah? 
He replied: 
    The poor person who is entitled to zakaah is the one who does not have 
    enough for himself and his family for one year. That may vary according to 
    time and place. Perhaps one thousand riyals may be regarded as richness at 
    one time or in one place, but at another time or in another place it may not 
    be regarded as richness, because of the high cost of living etc. End quote 
    from Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (18/339). 
Shaykh Ibn 
    ‘Uthaymeen was also asked: A person is obliged to pay zakaah because he has 
    the minimum threshold, but he is poor – is zakaah permissible for him?
 He 
    replied: 
Not everyone 
    who has to pay zakaah is not entitled to zakaah. He may give zakaah and be 
    given zakaah. End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen 
    (18/340) 
Thirdly: 
What you say 
    in your question about there being an estate from your father which has not 
    yet been divided should be examined further. If taking it means that you 
    will no longer come under the heading of poor and needy, and you will be 
    able to pay off your debt, then you are not one of those who are entitled to 
    zakaah. There is nothing wrong with you asking for the estate to be 
    divided. 
For example, 
    if the estate is property that is surplus to your needs, you can sell it and 
    benefit from the money by spending it on your family and on paying off your 
    debt. This is what you must do, and it is not permissible for you to take 
    zakaah because you are not poor or needy. But if it is property in which you 
    live, or you rent it out in order to use the rent you receive to spend on 
    your family, then you do not have to sell it, and you may still be regarded 
    as poor even though you own it. 
Fourthly: 
There is 
    nothing wrong with you taking zakaah from your siblings in order to pay off 
    the debt that you owe, because it is not obligatory for them to pay off the 
    debt that you owe. 
But with 
    regard to taking zakaah from them to spend on your family, if you would 
    inherit from them in the event of their death, then it is not permissible 
    for you to take zakaah from them, because they are obliged to spend on you. 
    If you would not inherit from them, then there is nothing wrong with you 
    taking zakaah from them, because they are not obliged to spend on you in 
    this case. For more details please see the answer to question no. 
    50640. 
May Allaah 
    help us and you to do that which He loves and which pleases Him. 
And Allaah 
    knows best.