Is it permissible to give Zakat to a woman who refuses to transfer her children from private to public schools, claiming that she is entitled to Zakat and is among the indebted (gharimin), after the death of her husband who left a pension and an apartment, and she herself bought a car with her own money?
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Do not pay to children for their education in private schools unless the mother is in debt to those schools and unable to repay, in which case it is permissible to pay Zakat to her to settle her debts. She is not obligated to sell her car unless it exceeds her needs.
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