A man built a mosque with funds he collected from people of good, then he had a sum of this money available to him and placed it in the bank for nine years, and it was
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The questioner : A man built a mosque with funds he collected from people of good, then he had a sum of this money available to him and placed it in the bank for nine years. His desire was to accumulate it to build another mosque, but he has not been able to do so until now. So is zakah due on these funds? And is it permissible for him to build another mosque with this amount?
The Shaykh : Yes, it must be known that money spent on a charitable project is not subject to zakah. Why? Because it has no owner, and one of the conditions for the obligation of zakah is that the money has an owner. Similarly, money that is one-third of a deceased person’s estate bequeathed for charitable works is not subject to zakah, because it has no owner. As for the money this man collected to build the mosque that exceeded what the mosque needed, he should spend it on another mosque according to what public benefit requires. If it is not enough to build a complete mosque, let him participate in building the mosque, even if it is a small amount. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it must be known that money spent on a charitable project is not subject to zakah. Why? Because it has no owner, and one of the conditions for the obligation of zakah is that the money has an owner. Similarly, money that is one-third of a deceased person’s estate bequeathed for charitable works is not subject to zakah, because it has no owner. As for the money this man collected to build the mosque that exceeded what the mosque needed, he should spend it on another mosque according to what public benefit requires. If it is not enough to build a complete mosque, let him participate in building the mosque, even if it is a small amount. Yes.