Is it permissible to count what the new husband spends on his wife's orphaned children as Zakat, if he married her to help her raise and educate them?
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It is permissible for a husband to pay the of his wealth to his wife's orphaned children, because he is not obligated to financially support them, provided that they are among the categories eligible to receive zakat (such as the poor or the needy), and that he intends it as zakat at the time of payment, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, actions are by intentions."
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