Issue: A person has a poor brother, so should he give him from the zakah?

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The Shaykh : A person has a poor brother, so should the wealthy brother give the poor brother from the zakah?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, he should give it to him, because he is entitled to it by the description that Allah mentioned

for the poor

للفقراء

Good.

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