The Ruling on Spending from Zakah on One Afflicted by Intoxicants and Narcotics

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man is afflicted with drinking alcohol, smoking, and using narcotics,

The Shaykh:
There is no power and no strength.

The questioner:
and he has no income.

The Shaykh:
This is what remains regarding him: the smoking and…

The questioner:
and the alcohol and narcotics.

The Shaykh:
The alcohol and narcotics… he will end up… he is not fully afflicted; this one is afflicted. May Allah protect us and him. He should repent to Allah and leave these matters, and have mercy on himself, because these things harm him and destroy his health. Yes, what is he asking about?

The questioner:
He says: This afflicted man has no income, so is it permissible for me to spend on him from the zakah?

The Shaykh:
No, you are not helping him with these crimes. If you know that he will spend it on food and drink, there is no harm. But if you know that he will spend it on forbidden things, do not give it to him. Yes.