The Method of Calculating Zakah on Wealth and Paying It to Charitable Organizations
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The questioner:
The questioner says: May Allah reward you with good, I would like a mathematical method for calculating the zakah on money, and should I give this zakah to charitable organizations?
The Shaykh:
The mathematical method is one-quarter of a tenth. In every one thousand riyals, it is twenty-five riyals; in every one hundred riyals, it is two and a half riyals. Whether the money is little or much, if it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) or more, you pay out one-quarter of a tenth, which is two and a half percent. This is the amount of zakah on money. As for the rest of the question, what is it?
The questioner:
Does he give this zakah to Muslims?
The Shaykh:
Giving zakah to organizations: the default is that you pay the zakah yourself to those in need. Allah the Exalted said: “And give the zakah.” Give it, pay it. It is an obligatory duty in your trust. You must take care of it and ensure it reaches those in need.
If you trust an organization or a person and are confident that they will deliver the zakah to those in need, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if all you know about this organization is that it is a charitable one, and you do not know it, nor do you know those in charge of it, and you do not know whether they deliver the zakah to those entitled to it or use it for other projects that are not suitable for zakah, then you are not permitted to pay it to them. Yes.
The questioner says: May Allah reward you with good, I would like a mathematical method for calculating the zakah on money, and should I give this zakah to charitable organizations?
The Shaykh:
The mathematical method is one-quarter of a tenth. In every one thousand riyals, it is twenty-five riyals; in every one hundred riyals, it is two and a half riyals. Whether the money is little or much, if it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) or more, you pay out one-quarter of a tenth, which is two and a half percent. This is the amount of zakah on money. As for the rest of the question, what is it?
The questioner:
Does he give this zakah to Muslims?
The Shaykh:
Giving zakah to organizations: the default is that you pay the zakah yourself to those in need. Allah the Exalted said: “And give the zakah.” Give it, pay it. It is an obligatory duty in your trust. You must take care of it and ensure it reaches those in need.
If you trust an organization or a person and are confident that they will deliver the zakah to those in need, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if all you know about this organization is that it is a charitable one, and you do not know it, nor do you know those in charge of it, and you do not know whether they deliver the zakah to those entitled to it or use it for other projects that are not suitable for zakah, then you are not permitted to pay it to them. Yes.
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مجالس رمضان 1428هـ - 06 — alfawzan.live (27:05)
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