Those entitled to zakah in the saying of Allah the Exalted: {And in the cause of Allah}
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Q: Is zakah permissible for building mosques, given that Allah the Exalted says: [At-Tawbah 9:60]?
A: The correct view is that the meaning of His saying, Exalted is He: [Surat al-Tawbah: 60], according to the scholars, refers to the expeditions and jihad in the cause of Allah. Therefore, it is not to be spent on mosques or schools, according to the majority of scholars.
Some of the later scholars held that it is permissible to spend it on charitable projects, but this is the weaker position; because it contradicts what the evidence indicates, and it contradicts the practice of the scholars.
for the cause of Allah
وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِA: The correct view is that the meaning of His saying, Exalted is He:
for the cause of Allah
وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِSome of the later scholars held that it is permissible to spend it on charitable projects, but this is the weaker position; because it contradicts what the evidence indicates, and it contradicts the practice of the scholars.
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