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Second Category: Zakāt al-Fiṭr → ← Disposal of Zakāt

Conditions for Recipients of Zakāt

Issue 144: Those who receive Zakāt must:
 Be Twelver Shīʿa (Ithnā ʿAsharī Shīʿa).
 Not use Zakāt for unlawful purposes.
 As a measure of obligatory precaution, not be habitual drinkers of alcohol or neglectful of prayer, and not commit sins openly.
 Not be someone whose expenses are obligatory upon the Zakāt giver, such as a spouse.
 If the Zakāt giver is a non-Hashemite, the recipient must also be a non-Hashemite.
Second Category: Zakāt al-Fiṭr → ← Disposal of Zakāt
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