Is it permissible to give a portion of Zakat to the son of the maternal uncle for the purpose of settling the impoverished maternal uncle's debt, without informing the maternal uncle of this?
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It is permissible to give to the maternal uncle (khal) if he is a debtor () and unable to repay his debt. It is also permissible to give Zakat directly to the creditor without the maternal uncle's knowledge.
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