Zakat & Charity · Subtopic
Who May Receive Zakat
287 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Who May Receive Zakat, part of Zakat & Charity. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Who May Receive Zakat fatawa — page 4 of 8
- Mufti Online4 Jan 2018
Giving zakaat to an old couple whose children don't assist them
Can an old man and woman receive Zakaat if their children who are well to do don’t want to give them?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Dec 2017
Assisting one's brother with zakaat money
My younger brother is jobless and has a wife and baby. I gave him money from my Zakaat so he can go to the Middle East to find work. It's been few…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Dec 2017
Giving zakaat to one's sister who is in financial problems
My sister's husband's income is not good. In a month sometimes it happens that they are hungry the whole day. On the other hand she has fridge, TV…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Dec 2017
Giving zakaat to one's brother who is jobless
My youger brother who is jobless and they have newborn baby. Currently, he has no income. Can we give him bulk of zakaat so he can fulfill the needs…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Dec 2017
Assisting a woman who is married to a Sayyid with zakaat
My friend is non-syed, hes husband is syed, they are poor and needy. Her son recently diagnose with brain cancer tumor. Doctors advice them to do…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Dec 2017
Discharging zakaat to people who one thought were recipients of zakaat
My aunt was widowed when my cousins were very young. We were told that they can accept zakaat. Years later I realised that my aunt did not have cash…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Nov 2017
Giving zakaat to someone who has a television
1. I wish to give zakat to a poor lady but someone (who claims to know her ancestors) say that they are 'sayyads', the family doesn't claim to be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Nov 2017
Supporting one's neice's children with zakaat money
1. It has been 2 years since my cousin has passed away. She has left 3 children under the age of 8. However, my mother would like to financially…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Nov 2017
Accepting zakaat funds for a bursary
I’m a 19 year old student currently studying at Univeristy. My father has just recently got a job but the income barely covers our home expenses and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Zakaat dena aur mustahiq ko na kehna ke ye zakaat he
1. Meray pas aik tola sona ka set h ha or sath ma raqm 40000 lakin agar wo set ami ko da dun k wo bad ma shadi k zavar k sath utna or bna da gi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Oct 2017
Giving zakaat, lillah, sadaqah and interest money to organisations for relief work
Can zakaat, lillah, sadaqah and interest money be given to organisations involved in aid and relief work in places like Burma and Syria? Would one’s…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Ma aur bhai ko zakaat dena
Agar me zakat k paisay zakat ki neyat se apnay bhai or maa ko da dun ko ye paisay un logo ko de den jin ko ma zakat dena chahti hun ye na kahun k ye…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Sep 2017
Digging a well for poor people
Can I use zakat money to dig a well for the poor people who don't have water nearby?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Sep 2017
Using zakaat money to dig a well for poor people
Can I use zakat money to dig a well for poor people?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Sep 2017
Giving zakaat to a widow for her monthly expenses
A woman who is a widow with no children has more than the nisaab amount, which is invested but the income from it is less than her monthly expenses.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Sep 2017
Giving zakaat to one's mother in-law
Can I give zakaat to my mother-in-law who is a widow and her two sons are not able to fulfil her needs?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Sep 2017
Wife giving zakaat to her husband
My husband is in heavy debts. I have a good amount of gold given to me in my marriage as a gift by my parents, in-laws and relatives. The zakat on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Aug 2017
Distributing milk for zakaat
We buy milk for our students who can receive Zakaat with Zakaat funds and distribute it to them. Sometimes the milk is surplus. We buy this milk and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jul 2017
Treating a patient and considering it as Zakaat
An orthodontist does braces for the teeth. Some patients are brought to him by people saying that these are people worthy of Zakaat, do their…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jul 2017
Using zakaat money for students fees
Please advice on the following: If a Darul Uloom collects zakat and their financials indicate that the bulk of the funds are for wages etc. When we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam13 Jul 2017
Can I give Zakat to my sister who possesses jewelry that reaches the value of nisab but has no source of income?
One of my sister is having jewellary of about 110 gms which above the limit of nesab i.e she is saheb nisab. But she is poor and have not any source…
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam9 Jun 2017
What are most rewarding categories among deserving recipients of Zakat and if one's wealth fluctuates or is used up during the year is Zakat obligatory?
A person for the first time 1 shabaan has nisaab of zakaat. After three months he uses the money after three months rabi ul akir he has nisaab again…
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam22 May 2017
Can Zakat funds be used to feed deserving recipients suhur and iftar?
POSTHASTE Dear n Respected Mufti Ebrahim Desai Assalaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatul-Laah I wish to send my zakah to Burma for the extremely poor,…
Mufti Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online3 May 2017
Giving zakaat to adults whose parents possess nisaab
If children, grandchildren are adults who live on their own and do not possess the Zakaah Nisaab, can Zakaah be given to them if the parents are not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Apr 2017
Using zakaat funds to pay for expensive medication
I am a dialysis patient requiring medication every month for approximately 1 year and if not taken, it can be life threatening. Due to the price of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Apr 2017
Is zakaat compulsory upon a person who is in debt?
1. Zaid bought a house on mortgage, he owes the bank a lot of money, about 70 thousand pounds, he has to pay at least 5 thousand pounds to the bank…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Mar 2017
Avenues of zakaat
1. Can my wife use her zakat money to send my parents or other relatives to hajj? 2. Can she save her zakat money for two or three years so that it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Mar 2017
Becoming eligible for zakaat due to debts
Whilst running my business I incurred huge debts in the past few years, and for this reason I had to close my business and was forced to leave my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Mar 2017
Giving zakaat to beggers
My country has a lot of fake miskeen, they doing this as a job. They have TV, satellites, even mobile phones. If they beg from me should I give them…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Mar 2017
Meaning of tamleek
What is the ruling regarding tamleek? We give zakat money to a person who deserves zakat, and tell him to return some amount.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Mar 2017
Can an organisation stipulate to the recipient how the zakaat money should be used?
I would like to know if an organization that is responsible for collecting zakaah and also giving zakaah 1. Can give zakaah to a zakaatable person…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Mar 2017
Accepting zakaat money to pay off one's debts
I used to have a good business that closed down leaving me with R500 000 in debt. I have R200 000 in an investment that gives me R18 000 a year…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Mar 2017
Giving zakaat to one's brother
My younger brother is jobless and have no source of income at all. He got married and now expecting baby this month (Insha Allah). Since he is going…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Feb 2017
Giving zakaat to a needy person
We know one Muslim family originally from Jordan but living in USA who is going through tough financial situation because father of three small kids…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Feb 2017
Can we give zakat to a person who has nothing but his owned house?
1. Can we give zakat to a person who has nothing but his owned house? 2. If we have given a person some money as a loan for his needs and later we…
Mu’ādh Chati - Mufti Online9 Feb 2017
Using zakaat money for a Madrasah and for Madrasah students
1. Can one can use his Zakaat money to construction a Madrasah. 2. Also, can the Zakaat money be used for some general use of the Madrasah children,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Feb 2017Roman Urdu
Lowgo se poochna owr madad maangna
Ak sawal hai ek shaks jo dawate islami se juda hai uske do bachchiyan bhi hain aur koi karobar wagarah bhi nahi hai. deen ki khidmaat khoob anjam…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2017
Assisting someone who has no income with zakaat
My father's sister who is above 60 years is a diabetic patient and has no kids to support her. Her husband died last year as well so she is alone by…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jan 2017
Giving one's zakaat to a person who own less than nisaab
A woman had some gold jewellery worth of giving zakat. She sold all her jewellery and started constructing a house for herself and her brother who…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Jan 2017
Giving zakaat to a person who possesses more than the nisaab amount
A person had enough wealth to perform Hajj but he had spent those. Now he wants to perform Hajj but lacks in enough wealth though he is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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