The ruling on taking zakah by lying about being unable to pay

Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a woman asking, and I am reading her question as it was submitted. She says that she has a debt and heard that paying off the debts of those who are unable to pay is one of the categories of zakah. She is unable to pay it off. One of her female companions asked her if she knew anyone who was eligible for zakah to tell her. She said she knew a poor woman who was a widow, but she meant herself. However, she lied to remove the doubt from herself and took the zakah and paid off her debt. Please give us a ruling on this, and may Allah reward you.

Answer:
So she took the zakah through agency. The woman gave it to her as her agent to follow up on the matter for the woman. She is not allowed to lie to her. But she clarified it to her, saying, “I am in a difficult situation and I am in debt, so give me from the zakah.” She clarified that to her. As for saying to her that she has children without clarifying the situation, that is not permissible. Yes.