Is it permissible to purchase necessities for a jailed brother from zakat funds, knowing that money cannot be delivered to him in cash?
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If the brother is poor, it is permissible to buy his necessities from , especially if it is difficult to deliver the money in cash. Some scholars permit giving the value of zakat for a benefit, and some allow giving zakat with anything that is permissible to donate. If he is not poor, it is not permissible to give him zakat; rather, he should spend on himself from his own money.
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