The Ruling on the Zakah of the Funds of Charitable Boxes

Question:
May Allah reward you. Please, my brother Zafir from 'Asir. Yes, yes. Go ahead, Zafir. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Good evening. Welcome. I have a question, Honorable Shaykh. Please, keep it brief. We are a tribe, and we have set up a box for ourselves. This box contains financial amounts. Is there zakah on it? It is for emergencies and the hardships of time. Okay, thank you, thank you. A box in which a group from the tribe has placed financial amounts for emergencies and needs, Honorable Shaykh. Is there zakah on it?

Answer:
You must write your question and send it to the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta so they can look into it. However, if this box is for investment, then there is zakah in it. Each person pays zakah on the amount he contributed. And if this box is for donation and not for investment, then there is no zakah in it. Because it is for the needy, its expenditure is an expenditure of zakah, and praise be to Allah. Yes.