Spending Zakah on Building Mosques and the Meaning of "In the Cause of Allah"
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Question:
Does spending zakah on building mosques fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted regarding the recipients of zakah and in the cause of Allah?
Answer:
No, zakah is for the eight categories. What is meant by "in the cause of Allah" are the volunteer fighters who have no salaries or fixed allowances, the volunteers. This is what is meant by "in the cause of Allah," in jihad, in the cause of Allah. They are the volunteer fighters who have no registry, meaning they have no salaries from the public treasury. Zakah is for the eight categories; mosques, schools, bridges, and other charitable projects are not built with it. Rather, these charitable projects are funded from donations. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Does spending zakah on building mosques fall under the statement of Allah the Exalted regarding the recipients of zakah and in the cause of Allah?
Answer:
No, zakah is for the eight categories. What is meant by "in the cause of Allah" are the volunteer fighters who have no salaries or fixed allowances, the volunteers. This is what is meant by "in the cause of Allah," in jihad, in the cause of Allah. They are the volunteer fighters who have no registry, meaning they have no salaries from the public treasury. Zakah is for the eight categories; mosques, schools, bridges, and other charitable projects are not built with it. Rather, these charitable projects are funded from donations. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/264 — archive.org (8:30)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.