Is it permissible to give zakah to one who does not perform the obligatory acts?

The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, we have a woman on the line asking for clarification in her question. She says: Is it permissible for us to give the zakah of money to a woman who does not perform the obligatory acts?

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. We do not know what these obligatory acts are that she does not perform. Are they the prayer? If they are the prayer, then she is not given anything, because the one who does not pray is a disbeliever who has apostatized from Islam. He must be called to pray; if he prays, well and good, but if not, he must be killed. However, if they are other sins, and we give her from the zakah on the condition that she does not use the zakah to aid in these sins, then there is no harm. This is because it is not a condition for the poor person that he not be an open sinner. He may be an open sinner and still be given from the zakah, provided he does not use the zakah to aid in

The presenter : his sin,

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. We have a call, and you have also heard the answer?