Is it permissible to give a portion of Zakat to a sick and needy friend who lives in another city 100 kilometers away, knowing that he is accustomed to this support and might be psychologically affected if it is cut off?

Transferring Zakat outside its place of obligation is a matter of dispute among scholars. It is permissible to give the aforementioned person from Zakat if they are among its recipients, according to the opinion of some scholars.