Is it permissible to give zakat al-mal to a financially capable brother who is, however, a spendthrift, and needs the money for a fertility procedure?
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Zakat should not be given to a profligate relative who does not need it, because his income is sufficient for him. Rather, he should be advised to abandon extravagance. If assistance is desired for him, it should be in the form of a gift or charity.
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