Is it permissible for an organisation that collects and distributes Zakat to use Zakat income to cover costs that are incurred directly as a result of the Zakat distribution process ?

السؤال

Is it permissible for an organisation or charity that collects and distributes Zakat funds to use Zakat income to cover costs that are incurred directly as a result of the Zakat distribution process, e.g. salaries of caseworkers or fieldworkers, IT systems to manage data in relation to recipients of Zakat, office space for Zakat distributors etc.? Sometimes it can prove difficult for such an organisation to rely exclusively on relatively unpredictable non-Zakat income to cover such costs and can lead to inadequate staffing levels in the administration of the Zakat income to the highest possible standards. Use of Zakat funds would ensure that the organisation is adequately resourced to deal with the level of demand that it receives from needy and destitute applicants and that it can distribute Zakat funds as efficiently and as effectively as possible in a manner that truly transforms the situation of the recipient.

جواب الفتوى

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الناشر

القلم هيئة علماء الشريعة

تاريخ النشر

2014-07-15

دولة النشر

المملكة المتحدة

التخصصات الرئيسية

العلوم المالية و المحاسبية
الدراسات الإسلامية

الموضوعات

• الفقه الإسلامي
• الزكاة
• المؤسسات الخيرية

عدد الصفحات

1

نوع البيانات

فتاوى

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

رقم السجل

BIM-732623

• APA
• MLA
• AMA