Question
Is it required for the person giving Zakat to distribute it to all categories entitled to Zakat, or is it sufficient to give it to just one of them?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: It is not required for the person giving Zakat to distribute it to all the categories entitled to Zakat; he can distribute it to all of them or to some of them, even if it is just one person among them, as mentioned in Fath al-Bab al-'Inayah 1: 535, and God knows best.