Is zakah obligatory on money set aside for building a mosque?
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Question:
Naif from Taif, please go ahead, Naif. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you peace. My father passed away (may Allah have mercy on him and grant him a spacious home in Paradise) and he bequeathed four hundred thousand for the construction of a mosque. A year and a half has passed, and we have now found the mosque. Do we pay zakah on this amount or not?
Answer:
If it is earmarked for building the mosque, there is no zakah on it, because it is for a charitable deed. Yes.
Naif from Taif, please go ahead, Naif. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. And upon you peace. My father passed away (may Allah have mercy on him and grant him a spacious home in Paradise) and he bequeathed four hundred thousand for the construction of a mosque. A year and a half has passed, and we have now found the mosque. Do we pay zakah on this amount or not?
Answer:
If it is earmarked for building the mosque, there is no zakah on it, because it is for a charitable deed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4306] هل تجب الزكاة في المال المُعَدِّ لبناء مسجد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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