Is it permissible to use Zakat funds to cover the costs of orthodontic treatment, given that the categories for Zakat expenditure are specified in His Almighty's saying: "As-Sadaqat (Zakat) are only for the Fuqara' (poor), and Al-Masakin (the needy) and those employed to collect (the funds), and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam), and to free captives, and for those in debt, and for Allah's Cause, and for the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise"?
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A poor female supplicant is permitted to receive from funds to cover the costs of an orthodontic procedure, because it is treatment for a medical condition and is considered one of the basic necessities. Zakat is legislated to fulfill the needs of the poor.
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