Is it permissible to stop giving zakat to a neighbor who was poor and deserving of it, but has now become wealthy and buys gold jewelry? And is it considered forbidden to stop giving her zakat?
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If a woman owns enough wealth to cover her essential needs and the essential needs of her dependents, and she starts buying gold, then she is no longer poor, and therefore it is not permissible to give her .
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