General questions on Zakah : distribution to political parties and organization of Zakah fund

Fatawa Question

[Question One] : Asalam Alikom Wa Rahmatoo Allah Wa Barakatooh, For Muslims God reward is an important feeling for us. Rather when you talk about this issue in front of Non-Muslims, it may be difficult to imagine this idea (I guess). One more idea crosses my mind : 1-What if I’m a Muslim and I make a donation to apolitical party in my Muslim country, do I consider this donation as a living expenses, or let me put in another way: what is the Zakah rule for political donations 2-n your opinion and from your experience, does the performance of Zakah fund in North America and other [Question Two] : I am really happy to receive your answers. -For my first question this is not what I meant: I mean if I am a normal person living in a Muslim country and I paid money as donation to a political party, does these expenses that I burdened considered a living expenses so that I deduct them from my Zakah base / pool ? -For the second question: do you mean that Zakah funds in North America and other Non Muslim countries have more proceeds from Zakah collection and more organized and controlled operations than the others in Muslim countries ? Peace,

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Publication Date

2006-08-06

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Islamic Studies

No. of Pages

2

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-792254

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