Is it permissible to pay from one's...

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Is it permissible to pay from one's zakat on money to patients of chronic diseases?

Question

Is it permissible to pay from one s zakat on wealth to patients of renal failure, cancer and other chronic diseases who need blood but cannot afford it, as the government health grants do not cover its cost?

Answer

This is permissible provided the patients are incapable of covering the cost of their treatment. This is because the poor and the needy fall under the categories of zakat recipients God the Almighty says: Zakat expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakat] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler—an obligation [imposed] by Allah. And Allah is Knowing and Wise [9: 60].
The poor — and likewise the needy — are among those whose income does not cover all or some of their basic needs such as food and drink lodgings clothing and treatment.
And God the Almighty knows best.

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