Zakat FAQs (14/19)
Question
Is Zakāt compulsory on social security allowances?
Answer
Zakāt is payable on the beneficiary of Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child benefits and all other forms of social security allowances.
- Answered by
- Mufti Faraz al-Mahmudi
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