Is it permissible to give Zakat on wealth to a friend who is struggling to pay his car installments, knowing that his financial situation is below average, neither poor nor rich?
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It is not permissible to give zakat to your friend who is in debt if he possesses wealth exceeding his essential needs. Nor is it permissible to give it to him to repay a deferred debt, because he is not in need at present.
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