Donating to Palestine: Is it valid from zakah?
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The fourth question of the fatwa numbered ( 8128 )
Q4: 5% of my monthly salary is deducted for the benefit of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The scholars in Kuwait issued a fatwa years ago permitting the giving of zakah to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Can I consider this 5% deducted from my salary as part of the zakah due on my wealth, so that I calculate the total amount I pay to the organization in the year and then pay the remaining zakah due? Note that this 5% of the basic salary is deducted from all those of Palestinian origin by a decision of the Arab Kings and Presidents Summit to support the Palestinian revolution, as they call it.
A4: It is not permissible for you to count what is deducted from you for the benefit of the Palestine Liberation Organization as zakah, and this does not suffice you; because zakah is not a means of protecting wealth.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
Q4: 5% of my monthly salary is deducted for the benefit of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The scholars in Kuwait issued a fatwa years ago permitting the giving of zakah to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Can I consider this 5% deducted from my salary as part of the zakah due on my wealth, so that I calculate the total amount I pay to the organization in the year and then pay the remaining zakah due? Note that this 5% of the basic salary is deducted from all those of Palestinian origin by a decision of the Arab Kings and Presidents Summit to support the Palestinian revolution, as they call it.
A4: It is not permissible for you to count what is deducted from you for the benefit of the Palestine Liberation Organization as zakah, and this does not suffice you; because zakah is not a means of protecting wealth.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
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