{"id":39296,"date":"2025-11-06T14:47:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=39296"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:55:33","slug":"is-it-permissible-to-use-zakat-to-buy-equipment-benefiting-an-entire-poor-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/is-it-permissible-to-use-zakat-to-buy-equipment-benefiting-an-entire-poor-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Permissible To Use Zakat To Buy Equipment Benefiting An Entire Poor Village?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08478<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by Muftiyah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I have come across a scenario where a village is relocating to its original location after a natural disaster. They are moving back from living in tents to their original locations. <\/span>In order to so they must knock down the original damaged houses and then reconstruct.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Currently they are breaking down the damaged homes with their bare hands and manual tools. <\/span>They have asked for a compressor machine which will be used and owned by the whole village. <\/span>I would like to know if Zakat money can be used to purchase this machine for the village. <\/span>The whole village is eligible for zakat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The underlying rule for zakat to be valid, is for the receiver to have absolute [1]<\/a>ownership of the contribution that has been given. <\/span>If you buy the item for them, you will not be fulfilling the rights of the zakat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, if you give them the contribution and they buy the item, that would then be permitted; as they have been given full ownership and they have made a choice of their own.[2]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore, in your case, if you give the community the donation that has been collated and you notify them of the intention, they may buy the machinery if they so will.<\/span><\/p>\n

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References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0631\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0663\/\u0661\u0667\u0664<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[2]<\/a> ….\u060c \u0644\u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0627\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0645 : \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0643 \u0631\u0642\u0628\u0629 \u0648\u064a\u062f\u0627\u064b\u060c \u0648\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0628 \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0628\u062a\u0627\u0645 \u0644\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0641\u064a……..<\/span><\/p>\n

\u0631\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0663\/\u0661\u0667\u0665<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by <\/span>Muftiyah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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