Is it permissible to give zakat to a poor maternal aunt whose husband is rich but does not spend enough on her and her children?
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If a married woman’s husband is in financial difficulty or refrains from spending on her, and she herself is poor and has no money, it is permissible to give her from , even if the zakat payer is not obligated to spend on her. Scholars have permitted this, indicating that in such a case, she is considered poor or indigent, and has not become self-sufficient through her husband.
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