Printing the Qur'an is not among the categories of zakah
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Q: His Eminence Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz (may Allah preserve him)
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings:
We are sending to Your Eminence a copy of a publication from the World Islamic League, specifically issued by the League's Department of Qur'anic Affairs. This department is engaged in publishing and printing the Noble Qur'an and translating its meanings into various languages. The project also includes various needs detailed in the attached publications. Our question is: Is it permissible to allocate zakah to these projects? We ask that you reward us with good by providing us with information, and may Allah preserve you.
A: And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, after that:
The apparent meaning of the Qur'an indicates that zakah is not to be spent on this project, as it is not among the categories mentioned in the saying of the Exalted: [Surah al-Tawbah: 60].
A decision has been issued by the Council of the Senior Scholars requiring that zakah not be spent on this project, as we mentioned earlier. I ask Allah to guide us and you to all that brings Him pleasure, to bless your efforts and works, and to accept from you, for He is the All-Hearing, the Near. And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The General President of the Departments of Research
Scientific, Ifta, Da'wah, and Guidance
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings:
We are sending to Your Eminence a copy of a publication from the World Islamic League, specifically issued by the League's Department of Qur'anic Affairs. This department is engaged in publishing and printing the Noble Qur'an and translating its meanings into various languages. The project also includes various needs detailed in the attached publications. Our question is: Is it permissible to allocate zakah to these projects? We ask that you reward us with good by providing us with information, and may Allah preserve you.
A: And upon you be peace, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, after that:
The apparent meaning of the Qur'an indicates that zakah is not to be spent on this project, as it is not among the categories mentioned in the saying of the Exalted:
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاء وَالْمَسَاكِينِ...A decision has been issued by the Council of the Senior Scholars requiring that zakah not be spent on this project, as we mentioned earlier. I ask Allah to guide us and you to all that brings Him pleasure, to bless your efforts and works, and to accept from you, for He is the All-Hearing, the Near. And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The General President of the Departments of Research
Scientific, Ifta, Da'wah, and Guidance
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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