Recipients of fidyah
Question
Can you please advise me on the following:
My father had passed away and had made a Wassiyat in his will that we the heirs should discharge 1/3 of the Estate towards settling his religious liabilities.
Question: Must this money only go to the poor; or can we give it to students studying at a Maktab (who qualify as Zakaat recipients); or towards a Masjid for renovations and maintenance; or towards any Islamic relief effort; or where / what must this type of funds (Wassiyat) be used for?
Answer
It must go to any poor person, not to a musjid or madrasah.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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