Fatwa ID: 09256
Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Question:
A lot of fees are taken when sending donations on behalf of others to Gaza.
I have stipulated to Donors that transfer fees will be taken out. However due to amount of Zakat being sent I am unable to take out transfer fees from the Zakat.
Am I allowed to take out transfer fees for Zakat from Sadaqah money given stipulating for ‘wherever needed/Necessities’? As these fees are required to send Zakat and sadaqah to Gaza. And the only method of getting donations in.
I have been trying to cover myself but I am not able to afford to do so all the time as the donations are alot know Alhamdulilah. I am not a charity and am sending personally for friends and family community, to a sister I know who distributes to the people in Gaza.
Are the transfer fees allowed to be classed as ujrah for wakala? Or is there a way around taking out transfer fees from Sadaqah?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Provided you have made it clear when collecting Sadaqah that it may be used for miscellaneous purposes, it will be permissible for you to use this Sadaqah to pay the transfer fees for the Zakah [1]. You may also want to consider approaching another charity to assist you if you are unable to fulfil the transfer fees yourself [2].
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
الْوَكِيلُ لَا يُوَكِّلُ إلَّا بِإِذْنِ آمِرِهِ) لِوُجُودِ الرِّضَ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 5, pg. 527, Darul Fikr
[2]
الْوَكِيلُ لَا يُوَكِّلُ إلَّا بِإِذْنِ آمِرِهِ) لِوُجُودِ الرِّضَا (إلَّا) إذَا وَكَّلَهُ (فِي دَفْعِ زَكَاةٍ) فَوَكَّلَ آخَرَ ثُمَّ دَفَعَ الْأَخِيرُ جَازَ وَلَا يَتَوَقَّفُ
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 5, pg. 527, Darul Fikr