Is it permissible to spend zakah on digging a well for those in need?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to spend zakah on digging a well for those in need?
Answer:
No, no, it is not permissible to put zakah into projects, neither digging wells nor building mosques. Zakah is only for the poor and the needy mentioned in the verse, the nine categories. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to spend zakah on digging a well for those in need?
Answer:
No, no, it is not permissible to put zakah into projects, neither digging wells nor building mosques. Zakah is only for the poor and the needy mentioned in the verse, the nine categories. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2143 -2802] هل يجوز صرف الزكاة في حفر بئرٍ للمحتاجين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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