Is there zakah in the funds of donations?
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The questioner : And what about this money, O Shaykh, if a lunar year has passed over it?
The Shaykh : There is no zakah on it, because it has exited the ownership of its owners. All funds collected for charity or for other purposes do not have zakah. This also includes what some families collect; they gather money, and if one of them suffers a calamity, they help him. This also does not have zakah, because it has exited the ownership of its owners. For this reason, if a person wanted to retrieve it, he would not be able to do so, and if he died, it would not be inherited from him.
The Shaykh : There is no zakah on it, because it has exited the ownership of its owners. All funds collected for charity or for other purposes do not have zakah. This also includes what some families collect; they gather money, and if one of them suffers a calamity, they help him. This also does not have zakah, because it has exited the ownership of its owners. For this reason, if a person wanted to retrieve it, he would not be able to do so, and if he died, it would not be inherited from him.