Spending Zakah on Building Charitable Housing
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Question:
What is the ruling on giving zakah of wealth to someone who uses it to build charitable housing?
Answer:
Zakah is not to be used to build houses, schools, or mosques. Zakah is for the poor and the needy mentioned in the verse:[At-Tawbah 9:60] These are eight categories, a word of restriction. It is not permissible to add to them or to change them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
What is the ruling on giving zakah of wealth to someone who uses it to build charitable housing?
Answer:
Zakah is not to be used to build houses, schools, or mosques. Zakah is for the poor and the needy mentioned in the verse:
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — youtube.com (1:09:07)
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