Zakah in a Family Fund to Assist the Needy
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We collect money from some of the well-off members of the family and place it in a fund to help the needy members of that family. His question is: Is there zakah due on this money?
Answer:
There is no zakah on it. However, holding the zakah in this fund is not permissible. Allah has commanded that zakah be paid out immediately when it becomes due, and it must be spent at that time. As for holding it in a fund and saying, “We will wait for the needy,” this is not permissible. Yes, this applies to voluntary donations; voluntary donations may be held in such a fund. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We collect money from some of the well-off members of the family and place it in a fund to help the needy members of that family. His question is: Is there zakah due on this money?
Answer:
There is no zakah on it. However, holding the zakah in this fund is not permissible. Allah has commanded that zakah be paid out immediately when it becomes due, and it must be spent at that time. As for holding it in a fund and saying, “We will wait for the needy,” this is not permissible. Yes, this applies to voluntary donations; voluntary donations may be held in such a fund. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 09-02-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (55:33)
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