Is it permissible to distribute zakah to a sinful Muslim in need, and likewise to the Shi'ah?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to distribute zakah to a sinful Muslim who is in need of money? And what about the Shi'ah?
The Shaykh : If the intention is to draw him toward good, toward prayer, toward ..., then there is nothing wrong with it; otherwise, others are more deserving of it than he is.
The questioner : And the Shi'ah?
The Shaykh : And the Shi'ah as well.
The Shaykh : If the intention is to draw him toward good, toward prayer, toward ..., then there is nothing wrong with it; otherwise, others are more deserving of it than he is.
The questioner : And the Shi'ah?
The Shaykh : And the Shi'ah as well.
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