Giving Zakah for Road Repairs
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Fatwa No. ( 2306 )
Q: I collected the zakah of my wealth and used it to open a road in the village at the top of a mountain, where they have no road, and many of them are poor and have no money.
Knowing that the amount of this zakah is 850 riyals, I ask you to clarify to me whether this zakah absolves my obligation and makes my wealth lawful, or not? Knowing that I am one of those who need this.
A: The zakah you paid in the manner mentioned is not sufficient; rather, it is a voluntary charity from you to the people of the town. You must pay the zakah and distribute it in its prescribed channels mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:60] And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I collected the zakah of my wealth and used it to open a road in the village at the top of a mountain, where they have no road, and many of them are poor and have no money.
Knowing that the amount of this zakah is 850 riyals, I ask you to clarify to me whether this zakah absolves my obligation and makes my wealth lawful, or not? Knowing that I am one of those who need this.
A: The zakah you paid in the manner mentioned is not sufficient; rather, it is a voluntary charity from you to the people of the town. You must pay the zakah and distribute it in its prescribed channels mentioned in the saying of Allah 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 السَّبِيلِ
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