Is it permissible to continue giving zakat to a poor person who has come to possess the zakat threshold (nisab) from zakat money itself?
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There is no disagreement among scholars that the wealthy are not eligible for , as it is intended for the poor and the needy. Jurists have differed on the definition of wealth that prevents one from receiving zakat: some defined it as possessing sufficiency, and whoever does not possess it is eligible for zakat even if he owns a . Others defined it as owning a nisab.
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