What is the ruling on giving zakah for the purpose of paving a road for people?
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The questioner : Very well; another question, perhaps?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : What is the ruling on giving zakah for the purpose of paving a road for people in one of the Arab countries, specifically in Yemen? Some people say that it needs money from zakah so that we can pave a road through which people and cars pass?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible to give zakah for such a work. The categories for spending zakah are explicitly stated in the Noble Qur'an, and it is not permissible to spend it on anything other than what is explicitly stated.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : And I ask you for your supplication, if Allah wills, the Exalted.
The Shaykh : I wish you success.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Do you grant me permission to call you every so often to check on you and ask you some questions?
The Shaykh : At a time like this.
The questioner : Very well; at this time.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : At two o'clock, yes. I am available at twelve and a quarter after midnight.
The Shaykh : Yes, this varies from country to country, but according to our time here in Oman, from seven to nine, you can call every night.
The questioner : May you be blessed, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah bless you.
The questioner : A final question, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : What is the ruling on giving zakah for the purpose of paving a road for people in one of the Arab countries, specifically in Yemen? Some people say that it needs money from zakah so that we can pave a road through which people and cars pass?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible to give zakah for such a work. The categories for spending zakah are explicitly stated in the Noble Qur'an, and it is not permissible to spend it on anything other than what is explicitly stated.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : And I ask you for your supplication, if Allah wills, the Exalted.
The Shaykh : I wish you success.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Do you grant me permission to call you every so often to check on you and ask you some questions?
The Shaykh : At a time like this.
The questioner : Very well; at this time.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : At two o'clock, yes. I am available at twelve and a quarter after midnight.
The Shaykh : Yes, this varies from country to country, but according to our time here in Oman, from seven to nine, you can call every night.
The questioner : May you be blessed, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah bless you.
The questioner : A final question, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes?
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