Is it permissible to spend zakah on charitable projects?
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Question:
He says: I have zakah on my wealth, so is it permissible for me to pay it out for charitable projects, or is it necessary that it be for the poor and the needy?
Answer:
You pay it out to those mentioned in the verse[At-Tawbah 9:60] to the end of the verse. As for charitable projects, no, one donates to them as voluntary charity or endowments. As for zakah, it is restricted to the eight categories. Yes.
He says: I have zakah on my wealth, so is it permissible for me to pay it out for charitable projects, or is it necessary that it be for the poor and the needy?
Answer:
You pay it out to those mentioned 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 المشاريع الخيرية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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