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Is it permissible to give zakat to one's son to pay off his debts or to provide for him and his wife, knowing that he is a university graduate who has not found stable employment, and that the father has sponsored his education, marriage, and furnished his home?

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It is permissible to give Zakat to an adult, sane, capable son if he is poor or in debt, provided that his debt is for a permissible matter.

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