Is it permissible to spend zakah on da'wah activities?
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Question:
Is it permissible to pay zakah to some da'wah websites, and also for printing religious books?
Answer:
No, zakah is not to be spent on charitable projects, not on da'wah, not on building mosques, but rather it is given to those whom Allah has specified in the verse:[At-Tawbah 9:60] to the end of the verse. As for these things, they are funded from donations and voluntary charity. Yes.
Is it permissible to pay zakah to some da'wah websites, and also for printing religious books?
Answer:
No, zakah is not to be spent on charitable projects, not on da'wah, not on building mosques, but rather it is given to those whom Allah has specified in the verse:
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز صرف الزكاة في الأنشطة الدعوية؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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