What is the ruling on placing zakah funds in a charitable project such as building a hospital?
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The questioner : Is there a field for questions, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : One question.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : One question.
The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, regarding the project called the Hope Project for cancer treatment, which operates here in Jordan, some people say that any money a person gives to this project is permissible to be zakah on the wealth he possesses. That is the first point. The second point is that it becomes a continuous charity. So, O Shaykh, we want you to clarify this matter for us, is that not enough?
The Shaykh : I have no clarification. The project is a charitable project, provided the funds are not placed in banks and subjected to riba.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : So it is not permissible, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I do not say it is not permissible. A brief word: understand the detail.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The project is a charitable project.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Provided the funds are not placed in banks and defiled by the prohibition of riba.
The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, is it permissible for one who builds it as a continuous charity?
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : I understood the answer.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh : One question.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : One question.
The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, regarding the project called the Hope Project for cancer treatment, which operates here in Jordan, some people say that any money a person gives to this project is permissible to be zakah on the wealth he possesses. That is the first point. The second point is that it becomes a continuous charity. So, O Shaykh, we want you to clarify this matter for us, is that not enough?
The Shaykh : I have no clarification. The project is a charitable project, provided the funds are not placed in banks and subjected to riba.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : So it is not permissible, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I do not say it is not permissible. A brief word: understand the detail.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The project is a charitable project.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Provided the funds are not placed in banks and defiled by the prohibition of riba.
The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, is it permissible for one who builds it as a continuous charity?
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : I understood the answer.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
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