Is Zakat and charity accepted if the condition of the poor or needy person is not known, and does the one giving Zakat bear the burden of sin if the money was spent on unlawful things without his knowledge? Is it permissible to pay the equivalent value of food in cash to feed the poor as expiation for breaking the fast in Ramadan?

Obligatory charity, such as zakat and expiations, is given to the poor Muslim, even if they are dissolute, as long as their dissoluteness does not take them out of the fold of Islam, and provided they are deserving and do not use it to support their dissoluteness. As for voluntary charity, it is permissible to give it to the dissolute and disbelievers, as long as they do not use it to commit sin.

Whoever breaks their fast in Ramadan must make up the missed days by fasting. This making up must be done before the next Ramadan. If one delays making up the days without a valid excuse until the next Ramadan arrives, then in addition to making up the days, they must pay an expiation for delay for each day. It is not permissible to switch to feeding the poor instead of making up the fasts, except in cases of chronic illness from which recovery is not expected, or old age that prevents fasting. Whoever does not have food to give should purchase it. Paying the monetary value for feeding the poor is not sufficient according to one opinion, while it is permissible according to another opinion, especially if it benefits the poor. The expiation for delay does not multiply with repeated delays.