Is zakah obligatory on the remaining amount of a donation made to open a washing facility in one of the mosques?
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Question:
A questioner says: I worked to open a washing facility in one of the congregational mosques in the provinces of the Qasim region. I opened an account for the purpose of operating the facility, which was a donation from people of good, and I also secured a car to transport the deceased. The current balance is only four thousand riyals, and this amount is for the car and the facility. Is zakah obligatory on it or not?
Answer:
No. What you have collected for this project has no zakah, even if it reaches thousands, because its origin is for good. What is its origin? It was collected for a charitable project, so zakah is not obligatory on it, and it has no owner. Zakah is obligatory on the owner, and this money has no owner; it is a project of good.
A questioner says: I worked to open a washing facility in one of the congregational mosques in the provinces of the Qasim region. I opened an account for the purpose of operating the facility, which was a donation from people of good, and I also secured a car to transport the deceased. The current balance is only four thousand riyals, and this amount is for the car and the facility. Is zakah obligatory on it or not?
Answer:
No. What you have collected for this project has no zakah, even if it reaches thousands, because its origin is for good. What is its origin? It was collected for a charitable project, so zakah is not obligatory on it, and it has no owner. Zakah is obligatory on the owner, and this money has no owner; it is a project of good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الزكاة على المتبقي من مبلغ مُتبرَّع به لفتح مغسلة في أحد المساجد؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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