Question: Is it permissible to pay Zakah to madrasas (Islamic seminaries)? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is permissible to pay Zakah to madrasas where students’ food and accommodation are provided for free. As the students are considered ‘poor and needy’, they are eligible to receive Zakah. However, the Zakah fund must not be spent
Question: Is it permissible to pay Zakah money to masjids? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not permissible to pay any Zakah amount to masjids. Only Allah knows best. Answered by: Abdullah Fahim Imam & Khateeb, Masjid Taqwa Kyrwicks Lane, Birmingham 22 Rajab 1443 AH/ 23 February 2022 احسن الفتاوى: ج 4، ص 292
Question: Is it permissible to pay Zakah to one’s own parents and children? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not permissible to pay Zakah to one’s parents, grandparents or great grandparents, i.e. one’s own forefathers. Likewise, it is not permissible to pay Zakah to one’s own descendants, i.e. children, grandchildren or great grandchildren etc.
Question: I had lent a sum of money to one of my relatives. He is poor and eligible to receive Zakah. Now I want to write off the debt he owes me and deduct that sum as my Zakah payment for this year. Is it permissible? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب The general rule is
Question: Is it permissible for a wealthy person to receive Zakah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب According to Islamic law, a person is considered wealthy if he owns the Nisab amount – in addition to his necessities, e.g. house, car, computer etc. The Nisab is the minimum threshold of wealth a person must own, for
I have a brother who is eligible for receiving Zakah. Is it permissible for me to pay all of this year’s Zakah money to him? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is permitted to give all the Zakah money to a single person. However, care should be taken that the amount given does not become
Question: I have two daughters. One is eleven year old, and her menstruation has already begun. The other is only eight and has not yet reached puberty. I have created bank accounts for each of them separately. Every month I transfer some money to both accounts. Both accounts now have enough money that meets the
Question: I lent some money to a person a few years ago. I would like to know who should be responsible for paying Zakah on that amount? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب The person responsible for paying Zakah on the lent money is the LENDER, not the borrower. However, it is not obligatory to pay
Question: My brother lives in Bangladesh and I live here in the United Kingdom. He is quite poor that he is eligible to receive Zakah payments. His house is not in good repair: one corner of the roof is slightly broken, because of which, the rain gets inside. I would like to help out my
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