Is zakah permissible for expatriates due to their low salaries?

Question:
The workers who come here have low salaries, and their livelihood is barely enough to keep them alive, and they have weak offspring. Is zakah permissible for them?

Answer:
If it is known that they are in need, that their salaries do not cover their needs, and that they are Muslims known as such, there is nothing wrong with giving them some of the zakah to meet their need, provided it is known that they are Muslims, and that they are truthful and that they are needy and poor. This is because many people claim to be poor while lying, and their salary is sufficient for them.
So, if it is known through truthfulness that he is in need, such that someone whose testimony is accepted testifies that he is poor, and that this salary is small and insignificant, and does not cover his need, then there is nothing wrong with giving him. Otherwise, he should not be given, and people known for their need and Islam should be sought out.