No, zakat money must be given in cash unless the poor or needy authorizes it.

Please can you tell me if it is allowed to buy gold from the zakat money to give to a poor person’s marriage in India.

Zakat | August 21, 2017 6:29 pm
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Shiekh how to calculate unpaid zakaat on gold where the date of purchasing is not known and its purchased on different dates. What if the zakaat is more than my income, can I pay from my monthly salary for 1 or 2 years every month. Can it be given to same person every month?
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My husband is eligible to receive zakat (he has no income) and I want to give him my zakat. If he keeps the zakat cash that I gave him at home and I spend out of it for me or our child, is it wrong? Usually he comes home late and I can go out (with my husband’s permission) and get our necessities whenever I need it easily.