Printing Books and the Salaries of Preachers: Are They in the Cause of Allah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Does the phrase "in the cause of Allah" in the verse of Allah the Exalted include the printing of religious books and the salaries of preachers?
Answer:
No, "in the cause of Allah" is specific to the fighters. It does not include works of righteousness, such as opening schools, building bridges, or anything else, nor does it include building mosques. These are from voluntary donations and are not from zakah. It is not permissible to spend zakah on them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Does the phrase "in the cause of Allah" in the verse of Allah the Exalted include the printing of religious books and the salaries of preachers?
Answer:
No, "in the cause of Allah" is specific to the fighters. It does not include works of righteousness, such as opening schools, building bridges, or anything else, nor does it include building mosques. These are from voluntary donations and are not from zakah. It is not permissible to spend zakah on them. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 09-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (44:39)
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