Allah named eight groups who can receive zakat: the poor, the needy, those who collect it, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, freeing slaves, those in debt, in the cause of Allah, and the traveller in need (9:60). It is a duty from Allah, so it is not at the choice of the giver.
The four Sunni schools agree on the main ruling above and differ in these points. No school is preferred here.
۞ إِنَّمَا ٱلصَّدَقَٰتُ لِلْفُقَرَآءِ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلْعَٰمِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَٱلْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَٱلْغَٰرِمِينَ وَفِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۖ فَرِيضَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌۭ ﴿٦٠﴾
赈款只归于贫穷者、赤贫者、管理赈务者、心被团结者、无力赎身者、不能还债者、为主道工作者、途中穷困者；这是真主的定制。真主是全知的，是至睿的。
The point of the hadith: The Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh to Yemen and told him to call to the testimony of faith, then the five prayers, then to teach that Allah has made zakat obligatory, taken from the rich and given to the poor.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّاءَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ " ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَدَقَةً فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ، تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ وَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ ".
This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.
Allah named eight groups who can receive zakat: the poor, the needy, those who collect it, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, freeing slaves, those in debt, in the cause of Allah, and the traveller in need (9:60). It is a duty from Allah, so it is not at the choice of the giver.
No. It is a summary of well-known rulings with their evidence. For your own case, ask a qualified scholar.
Follow the view of the school you follow and the scholar who teaches you. The page lists the differences of the four schools.
