Category Archives: Zakat

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Q: Is it permissible to use some of the zakat money to build masaajid, quran memorization schools, initiate memorization circles, and build hospitals?

A: The obvious is that it is not permissible due to these things not being from the eight (individuals) in which zakat is distributed. The severely impoverished, the working class poor, the collector of the zakat, the one whose heart is inclined towards the truth, and, and, and (til the end of the eight mentioned in surah At Taubah: 60). Give it to the school if there are therein poor people. It is given to them as a result of them being poor. As for them being given cars or building for them schools, this is not correct as it is not from (the legislated) distribution of zakat.

Translated by Najeeb Al Anjelesi

Source: فتاوى فضيلة الشيخ العلامة ربيع بن هادي عمير المدخلي 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

It is binding upon whoever possesses wealth to learn or ask about zakat as a result of it being obligatory upon him. Its distribution will not be in accordance with the legislation unless its distributor learns its rulings. This (learning) is related to the nisab (specified amount that is saved for one lunar year), the amount of zakat (taken from the nisab), and its recipients, etc. Perhaps he who is careless with regards to learning and asking about this subsequently falls into sin unknowingly, or he incurs sin due to delaying its payment, or by not giving it to those who rightfully merit it. Zakat is an obligation of the wealth, its distribution and imposition necessitates awareness (of such) by learning and asking.   

Translated by Najeeb Al Anjelesi

Source: المنظار في بيان كثير من الأخطاء الشائعة

بسم الرحمن الرحيم

The Exalted says:

إنما الصدقة للفقرة و المساكين و العاملين عليها و المؤلفة قلوبهم و في الرقاب و الغارمين و في سبيل الله و ابن السبيل فريضة من الله و الله عليم حكيم

“Charity is only for the severely impoverished, the working class poor, those authorized to collected it, those whose hearts are inclined (towards Islam), the manumitting of slaves, the indebted, for Allah’s cause, and the traveler; an obligation imposed by Allah, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.” [At-Taubah: 60]

These are the eight cases in which zakat is distributed, so whoever is negligent with regards to it and does not give it to one of the eight classes (mentioned in the verse) is not considered to have paid it, and its obligation (upon such) has not been fulfilled. Unfortunately some people give it to anyone even though they may have sufficient funds (for their livelihood) and do not inquire about the impoverished and those like them from the other classes. Laziness in searching (for the legislated classes or types of people) is what causes the distributing (of zakat) in this nature, and that is neither permissible nor rewarded.

Translated by Najeeb Al Anjelesi

Source: المنظار في بيان كثير من الأخطاء الشائعة