Is it permissible to use zakat funds to treat my niece who suffers from a chronic illness, given that her family is well-off and owns real estate and a car, but they spend little on her, and the treatment costs thousands of pounds monthly?
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If the treatment is expensive (several thousand pounds), and the girl's family spends little on her, and the girl herself has no money, then there is no harm in giving her .
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