Spending Zakah on Road Repairs
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Question:
Also, Your Excellency the Shaykh, this brother Harun from Yemen says: Is it permissible to spend zakah on repairing roads?
Answer:
No, zakah is for the poor. The alms are for the poor. Allah has restricted the recipients of zakah to eight categories, and it does not go beyond them. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Also, Your Excellency the Shaykh, this brother Harun from Yemen says: Is it permissible to spend zakah on repairing roads?
Answer:
No, zakah is for the poor. The alms are for the poor. Allah has restricted the recipients of zakah to eight categories, and it does not go beyond them. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7502 — youtube.com (10:43)
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