Alms Tax: Giving Zakat to a Woman Whose Husband Provides for Her

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Ruling 1966

Zakat cannot be given to a woman whose husband provides for her living expenses, nor to a woman whose husband does not provide for her living expenses but has the power to compel him to give them to her, albeit by referring to an unjust ruler (al‑ḥākim al‑jāʾir).

-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Alms Tax (Zakat)