Is it permissible to pay Zakat on money by purchasing school books and distributing them to poor students?
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It is not permissible to give money to the poor in the form of in-kind items. Rather, it must be given to them in cash, because the poor person knows best what he needs, unless there is an overriding benefit in purchasing those in-kind items.
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