Is it permissible to give zakat to an uncle who built a house and is in debt that he cannot pay off with his salary?
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Your father is permitted to give to your paternal uncle if the latter owns nothing but the house he lives in, and the remainder of his salary is insufficient to cover his needs. This is preferable, as it is both a charity and an act of maintaining kinship ties.
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