Is the charitable fund from which money is spent on roads considered zakah money?
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Question:
The questioner says: There is a group of people who have a charitable fund from which they spend on some avenues of good, such as repairing roads, meeting the needs of some widows, and fencing the cemetery. Is there zakah on this money?
Answer:
What is spent on avenues of good in charity, repairing roads, and so on. This is not subject to zakah. This is a share in avenues of good that has left the owner's possession. If you give money to the Society for the Relief of the Poor to give to the needy, or to build a mosque, or to fence a cemetery, this has left the giver's money and become charity. There is no zakah on it. That is sufficient. May Allah guide them all.
The questioner says: There is a group of people who have a charitable fund from which they spend on some avenues of good, such as repairing roads, meeting the needs of some widows, and fencing the cemetery. Is there zakah on this money?
Answer:
What is spent on avenues of good in charity, repairing roads, and so on. This is not subject to zakah. This is a share in avenues of good that has left the owner's possession. If you give money to the Society for the Relief of the Poor to give to the needy, or to build a mosque, or to fence a cemetery, this has left the giver's money and become charity. There is no zakah on it. That is sufficient. May Allah guide them all.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 103 الصندوق الخيري الذي يصرف منه في الطرق يعد مال زكاة؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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