Is it permissible to distribute zakah to charitable associations?

Question : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to give zakat al-mal to charitable groups, such as a group for memorizing the Qur'an?

Answer : There may be poor students among them who need money. If we give it to them and say, "This is zakah, so spend it on the poor students or the poor teachers," that is fine. However, if it is distributed to the Qur'an association as a charitable organization, that is not permissible, because Allah the Exalted has designated specific categories of recipients for charity, and it is not permissible to distribute it to anyone other than these categories. Yes.