Is it permissible to give Zakat al-Mal to someone who intends to undergo IVF?
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If a person is unable to afford the high costs of an IVF procedure, it is permissible to give him money from funds to perform it, as he is considered poor in this situation, provided that the IVF procedure is Islamically permissible.
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