{"id":25670,"date":"2022-06-21T21:06:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=25670"},"modified":"2022-06-21T21:06:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:06:33","slug":"can-one-give-zakat-for-dawah-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/can-one-give-zakat-for-dawah-purposes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can One Give Zakat for Dawah Purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06132<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Alimah Zakiratul Hoque<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Is there a fatwa according to any Mathhab that you can give zakaat for dawah, madrassahs and Deeni help. Even though these people aren&#8217;t poor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><u><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><u><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Regarding the recipients of Zakah, Allah says in the Qur\u2019an:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cAlms-tax is only for the poor and the needy, for those employed to administer it, for those whose hearts are attracted (to the faith), for (freeing) slaves, for those in debt, for Allah\u2019s cause, and for (needy) travellers. \u02f9This is\u02fa an obligation from Allah. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.\u201d (Qur\u2019an 9:60)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Most scholars are of the opinion that \u201cfor Allah\u2019s cause\u201d specifically refers to people who fight in the path of Allah (Fatawa Hindiyyah, Vol 1, Pg 207; Tafseer Ar Razi, Vol 16, Pg 115).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, some scholars are of the opinion that \u201cfor Allah\u2019s cause\u201d is general and refers to any good cause. These scholars allow the use of Zakat for building Masjids, etc (Tafseer Ar Razi, Vol 16, Pg 115). This is the preferred opinion of some scholars of Saudi Arabia, including Sheikh Abdul-Aziz bin Baz, a Hanbali scholar, as detailed by Dr Tawfique Chowdhury in his paper <em>Is Zakat permissible for Islamic dawah organisations?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The opinion of the 4 Madhabs is that it cannot be used for Dawah, Madrassahs (generally), and other Deeni causes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/strong> <strong>\u0671\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0640\u0670\u062a\u064f<\/strong> <strong>\u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0642\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0621\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0646\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0645\u0650\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/strong> <strong>\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0629\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0642\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064f\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0641\u0650\u0649<\/strong> <strong>\u0671\u0644\u0631\u0651\u0650\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u063a\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0631\u0650\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0641\u0650\u0649<\/strong> <strong>\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0644\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0671\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0671\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0644\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0641\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0636\u064e\u0629\u064b\u06ed<\/strong> <strong>\u0645\u0651\u0650\u0646\u064e<\/strong> <strong>\u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650<\/strong> <strong>\u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f<\/strong> <strong>\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064c<\/strong> <strong>\u062d\u064e\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064c\u06ed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u0648 \u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0646\u0642\u0637\u0639\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0632\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u0639\u0646\u062f \u0623\u0628\u064a \u064a\u0648\u0633\u0641 \u0631\u062d\u0645\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0641\u0633\u0631\u0648\u0646 <\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><strong>\u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0632\u0627\u0629<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u0648 \u0627\u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0623\u0646 \u0638\u0627\u0647\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0641\u0638 \u0641\u064a \u0642\u0648\u0644\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0633\u0628\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0648\u062c\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0643\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0632\u0627\u0629 \u060c \u0641\u0644\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0646\u0649 \u0646\u0642\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u062a\u0641\u0633\u064a\u0631\u0647 \u0639\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0647\u0627\u0621 \u0623\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u0623\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0648\u0627 \u0635\u0631\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062f\u0642\u0627\u062a \u0625\u0644\u064a \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0639 \u0648\u062c\u0648\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0643\u0641\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u062a\u064a \u0648 \u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0635\u0648\u0646 \u0648 \u0639\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062c\u062f \u0644\u0623\u0646 \u0642\u0648\u0644\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0633\u0628\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Alimah Zakiratul Hoque<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06132 &nbsp; Answered by: Alimah Zakiratul Hoque &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; Is there a fatwa according to any Mathhab that you can give zakaat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25670"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25670"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25696,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25670\/revisions\/25696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}