Allocating sums from Zakah for needy families to meet the requirements of their sick people

A: It is obligatory to pay Zakah to its eighth categories which Allah (Exalted be He) specified in His Saying: As-Sadaqât (here it means Zakât) are only for the Fuqarâ’ (poor), and the Masâkin (needy) and those employed to collect (the funds), and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islâm), and to free the captives, and for those in debt, and for Allâh’s Cause, and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything) It is important to pay Zakah to the needy person or his representative. It is not permissible to spend it on public projects, such as hospitals and their requirements, because such projects are financed through donations from sources other than Zakah.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.