There is a non-profit charitable Community Organisation.\u00a0 They are designing an Islamic Cultural Centre project in the city whose details, according to their Articles of Association, are as follows.\u00a0 Can I pay Zakat to this organisation?
\nThe city has a sizeable Muslim population but the facilities to service it are quite inadequate; our aim is to build a centre – the ICC, to serve the community and to overcome the current challenges. This will be a place to gain knowledge, to educate and mentor the younger generation, to meet new people and find help. It will be a point of focus for the community to participate in various activities and strengthen itself.
\nWe are nearer to that goal now that a one acre plot of land has been reserved close to the town centre. The plot\u00a0 will be self contained with ample parking so as not to inconvenience our neighbours.
\nThe organisation has the aspiration to expand as well as to create a number of amenities to benefit the community; an ambition which without the security of a fixed place cannot be fully achieved, the more pertinent of which are:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Library and resource centre
\n\u2022 ESOL (English Speakers of Foreign Languages) classes & numeracy classes
\n\u2022 Daily Madressa (Quranic school)
\n\u2022 Basic foreign language classes
\n\u2022 Rehabilitation centre
\n\u2022 Community hall for events & special occasions
\n\u2022 Space for exhibitions and other cultural events
\n\u2022 Adequate space for Jummah (Friday) prayers in a central location
\n\u2022 Annual daily breaking of fast and Tarawih (night) prayers during Ramadan
\n\u2022 Adequate space for Eid prayers
\n\u2022 Improved facilities for women (such as ablution and counselling)
\n\u2022 Increased recreational activities
\n\u2022 Place for children to meet, play and participate in a range of activities within a monitored and safe environment.<\/p>\n
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful<\/strong><\/p>\n Answer<\/p>\n Allah states in the Quran, \u201cThe alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarers; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is knower, Wise.\u201d (Surah At Tuaba: 60)<\/p>\n For the payment of Zakat to be valid it is necessary that someone deserving from the above categories must be given possession<\/strong> zakat funds. This is called tamleek. That is why zakat cannot be used to establish and run charitable organizations like schools and hospitals. There is no doubt that the benefit of such projects does reach the poor, but the fact that these things have not passed on into their possession as owners makes zakat invalid. However, in orphanages where meals and clothes are given to orphans as being owned by them, then, it is possible to spend zakat funds to the extent of this specific expenditure. (Maariful Qur\u2019an p.416 v.4)<\/p>\n Therefore, the conclusion we can come to is that it will not e permissible to give your zakat money to the aforementioned non- profit charitable organisation.<\/p>\n Only Allah Knows Best<\/p>\n Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/p>\n Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is a non-profit charitable Community Organisation.\u00a0 They are designing an Islamic Cultural Centre project in the city whose details, according to their Articles of…<\/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":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3745"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}