Is the obligation discharged by paying zakah in a mosque?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: A man placed part of his zakah in a mosque. What is the ruling on his action? And is his obligation discharged?
Answer:
No, his obligation is not discharged. He has to pay the zakah. What he gave in the mosque is a voluntary act of charity, if Allah wills, but it is not zakah. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: A man placed part of his zakah in a mosque. What is the ruling on his action? And is his obligation discharged?
Answer:
No, his obligation is not discharged. He has to pay the zakah. What he gave in the mosque is a voluntary act of charity, if Allah wills, but it is not zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [720\ 3436] هل تبرأ الذمة بإخراج الزكاة في مسجد؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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