Is it permissible to give zakat al-mal to the husband's mother?
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It is permissible to give to a woman if she is among the deserving categories mentioned in the verse, "Indeed, [prescribed] charitable donations are only for the poor and the needy..." (Quran 9:60), provided that she is not sufficiently provided for by the one obligated to support her, such as a husband or son, if she is poor or needy.
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