We are a group that collects a sum of money and spends it as salaries for preachers. Is there zakah on it if a lunar year has passed?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We are a group of brothers who collect money among ourselves and give it in charity by spending it in the path of da'wah in our region, as salaries for preachers and memorizers. His question is: If we collect this money and a lunar year passes over it, is there zakah on it?
Answer:
No, this is originally a channel for spending zakah, so there is no zakah on it. Yes, anything set aside for charity or a charitable project has no zakah on it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We are a group of brothers who collect money among ourselves and give it in charity by spending it in the path of da'wah in our region, as salaries for preachers and memorizers. His question is: If we collect this money and a lunar year passes over it, is there zakah on it?
Answer:
No, this is originally a channel for spending zakah, so there is no zakah on it. Yes, anything set aside for charity or a charitable project has no zakah on it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4272- 4717] نحن مجموعة نجمع مبلغا من المال ونصرفه كرواتب للدعاة فهل فيه زكاة إذا حال عليه الحول؟ — youtube.com
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