Is it permissible to pay zakat on money for the treatment of a wife suffering from a chronic and expensive illness, given that the salary is insufficient for both treatment and living expenses?
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A husband is obligated to provide for his wife's medical treatment. It is not permissible for him to give her , because her maintenance is his obligation. Giving her zakat would preserve his own money. Scholars have unanimously agreed that a man should not give zakat to his wife, because she is not in need of zakat due to the obligation of his expenditure upon her.
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