"Yet, having many people who qualify as poor and needy, we may resort to the following four criteria to help select between them:
1- The degree of need, a starving person must be given priority.
2- The person's relation to the payer of Zakah: a relative is preferred over non-relative (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'It is Zakah and a link [to the heart of a relative].' A neighbor is also given priority.
3- The degree of religiosity of the receiver: this is within the spirit of the advice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'And let your food not be eaten except by a pious person.'
4- Availability of other sources for a specific poor/needy.
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