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[Insaan]

I have a neighbor who tells me I should give her fitra she is all alone and doesn’t work not stable financially can I give her?

[KamranAli]

If she is a shia isna ashari and faqir (who is not able to meet his early expenses) then she is a Mustahaq of Fitra.

Ruling 2023. Based on obligatory precaution, zakāt al-fiṭrah must only be given to the poor, and this means poor Shias who satisfy the criteria mentioned previously regarding those who are entitled to receive zakat.
https://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2292/

Ruling 2025. It is not necessary that the poor person to whom fiṭrah is given be a just person (ʿādil); however, the obligatory precaution is that fiṭrah must not be given to someone who consumes alcohol, or does not perform prayers, or publicly commits sins.