Giving to a disbeliever from zakah
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The tenth question of the fatwa number ( 3635 )
Q10: Is it permissible to give from the zakah of wealth or the sacrifice on the Day of Sacrifice to a disbelieving, polytheist neighbor with whom you have no kinship?
A10: Allah has specified the recipients of zakah in the verse of Surat al-Tawbah, which is His saying, the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:60] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said when he sent Mu'adh to Yemen : It is agreed upon that it is authentic, so it is not permissible to spend it on non-Muslims
except those whose hearts are to be reconciled. As for the sacrificial animal, there is no harm in giving from it to a disbelieving neighbor or a disbelieving relative; because it is a form of voluntary charity. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q10: Is it permissible to give from the zakah of wealth or the sacrifice on the Day of Sacrifice to a disbelieving, polytheist neighbor with whom you have no kinship?
A10: Allah has specified the recipients of zakah in the verse of Surat al-Tawbah, which is His saying, the Exalted:
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِInform them that Allah has made obligatory upon them—the Muslims—a charity to be taken from their rich and returned to their poor
أخبرهم بأن الله فرض عليهم -المسلمين- صدقة تؤخذ من أغنيائهم وترد في فقرائهمexcept those whose hearts are to be reconciled. As for the sacrificial animal, there is no harm in giving from it to a disbelieving neighbor or a disbelieving relative; because it is a form of voluntary charity. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source
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