Is it permissible to use zakat funds to treat my niece who suffers from a chronic illness, given that her family is well-off and owns real estate and a car, but they spend little on her, and the treatment costs thousands of pounds monthly?
If the treatment is expensive (several thousand pounds), and the girl's family spends little on her, and the girl herself has no money, then there is no harm in giving her zakat.
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