Using Zakah for mosques, Islamic centers, Islamic schools and Da’wa : giving Zakah to mosques, Dawa and Islamic magazines

Fatawa Question

Alsalamalaikum May Allah (SWT) reward you for your informative sessions given in ICI, which benefit brothers and sisters here. I got some questions about Zakat (acceptors), may I get your opinion / answers for them : 1. Can we give Zakat to volunteers who use the money to pulish Islamic magzines / books ? Those volunteers have worked years dedicated to edit Islamic periodicals and books, and they use Zakat only for this purpose, not for themselves. They have been accepting Zakat for sometime and that maybe their most important fanancial source. 2. Can we give Zakat for building mosque in poor area ? I remember that you mentioned Zakat should not be used for building mosque, but how about if Muslims in that area have financial difficult to build the mosque by themselves ? 3. Can we give Zakat to Dawa center / office for covering Dawa expenditures ? 4. Can we give Zakat for general Dawa / spreading Islam knowledge purpose ? for example, if a Islam knowledge billboard was established on highway, can Zakat be use for establishing this billboard ? 5. If a poor has a responsible person (in Shari'), can Zakat be still given to the poor ? May Allah (SWT) reward you. Ameen. Wasalam,

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Publication Date

2007-08-26

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Islamic Studies

No. of Pages

2

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-787528

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