Is it permissible to give an divorced maternal aunt a portion of zakat money, knowing that her only income is 200 Jordanian dinars per month from her ex-husband, and that this is done on the basis that one's relatives are more deserving of kindness?
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Your poor maternal aunt who does not have enough for her basic needs of food, drink, clothing, shelter, and medicine is deserving of . Giving zakat to her is more preferable, because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Charity given to a relative is two-fold: charity and maintaining family ties." A divorced woman is not entitled to maintenance unless she is in her revocable waiting period (' raj'iyah) or is pregnant.
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