Zakat money for building masjid
Question
assalamu alikum ,
shall i spent my zakath for building markaz(masjid) or purchase land for markaz(masjid)
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Zakat must be given in the ownership of a Muslim who is poor and needy.
Zakat money cannot be used for purchasing land or building of a masjid or markaz.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Saad Haque
Student Darul Iftaa
New Jersey, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] المبسوط للسرخسي (٢/٢٠٢)
وَكَذَلِكَ بِنَاءُ الْمَسْجِدِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ تَمْلِيكٌ مِنْ أَحَدٍ
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (٢/٣٤٤)
ويشترط أن يكون الصرف (تمليكا) لا إباحة كما مر (لا) يصرف (إلى بناء) نحو (مسجد
فتاوي عثماني (٢/١٥٥)
- Answered by
- Saad Haque
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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