Is it permissible to give Zakat on wealth and Zakat al-Fitr to a paternal cousin of moderate means who appears affluent but needs help with his children's education?
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If your paternal cousin possesses enough to meet his needs and the needs of those he supports, then it is not permissible to give him from Zakat. However, it is permissible to give him charity voluntarily.
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