Giving Zakah for the Construction of Charitable Housing
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Question:
What is the ruling on giving zakah of wealth to someone who uses it to build charitable housing?
Answer:
Zakah is not used to build housing, schools, or mosques. Zakah is for the poor and the needy mentioned in the verse[At-Tawbah 9:60]. These are eight categories, a definitive limit. It is not permissible to add to them or change them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
What is the ruling on giving zakah of wealth to someone who uses it to build charitable housing?
Answer:
Zakah is not used to build housing, schools, or mosques. Zakah is for the poor and the needy mentioned in the verse
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب من الشرك النذر لغير الله — islamhouse.com (1:09:06)
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