Ruling on a wealthy wife giving her zakah to her poor husband

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Question:
The questioner, Muhammad Isma'il, says: My first question: A husband and wife, where the husband is very poor and the wife is wealthy, is it permissible to give her zakah to her husband?

Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement among the scholars, and the correct view is that it is permissible, based on the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud: "There is no harm in giving your zakah to your husband." Yes.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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