What is the ruling on paying zakah to a poor family in order to settle the debt of their deceased father?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A poor family receives zakah from their wealth, and they collect it to settle the debt of their father, whom Allah has taken. What is the ruling on this action? It is known that some of the zakah payers stipulate that this zakah be paid to the young children in the house.

Answer:
If a poor person takes the zakah, he disposes of it as he wishes, for it becomes his property as long as he is poor and has taken it. He may eat it, give it in charity, or use it to settle his own debt or his father's debt; he disposes of it as he disposes of his own wealth. As for the last part of the question, if it is paid to the young children, it is not permissible for them to take it and use it to settle their father's debt, because it was paid for the young children. It is set aside for them and made for the benefit of the young children, and it is not used to settle a debt. Yes.