Is it permissible to give zakat al-mal (obligatory charity) to a married woman who is separated from her financially capable husband, who only provides for her bare necessities, in order for her to cover the costs of a necessary surgical operation for which she does not have the means, and is it permissible to give the money as a gift while it is from zakat?
It is permissible to give Zakat al-Mal (charity on wealth) to a needy woman for a necessary surgical operation if she has no one to cover the costs of the operation, because she is thereby considered among the poor. It is not necessary to inform her that it is Zakat unless it is known from her circumstances that she would not accept Zakat.
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