The Ruling on Distributing Zakah to a Qur'an Memorization Society
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A fatwa has been issued by some scholars stating that it is permissible to distribute zakah to a Qur'an memorization society. Is this opinion correct?
Answer:
I do not know the basis for it, nor do I know the validity of this opinion. Teaching the Qur'an is undoubtedly an act of good, but regarding charity and zakah, it is Allah who has specified it for these eight categories, so it must not be distributed to anyone outside of them, even if someone issues a fatwa to the contrary. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A fatwa has been issued by some scholars stating that it is permissible to distribute zakah to a Qur'an memorization society. Is this opinion correct?
Answer:
I do not know the basis for it, nor do I know the validity of this opinion. Teaching the Qur'an is undoubtedly an act of good, but regarding charity and zakah, it is Allah who has specified it for these eight categories, so it must not be distributed to anyone outside of them, even if someone issues a fatwa to the contrary. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 694- حكم صرف الزكاة لجمعية تحفيظ القرآن|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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