Is it permissible to give zakat to a brother who is employed but has a low income and is in debt, and has children attending school, knowing that he does not maintain his prayers and drinks alcohol, out of fear for his children's well-being and his own imprisonment?
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A person's profligacy does not prevent him from being given . If giving it softens his heart, then there is no reprehensibility in it. One should strive to advise the brother and call him to repentance, and make the payment of zakat a means to soften his heart and advise him gently.
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