Conditions of Zakah


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Fourthly: Legal avenues of spending Zakah There are eight legal avenues for spending Zakah. These are mentioned in the Qur'anic Ayah (verse) in which Allah (Exalted be He) says: As-Sadaqât (here it means Zakât) are only for the Fuqarâ’ (poor), and the Masâkin (needy) and those employed to collect (the funds), and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islâm), and to free the captives, and for those in debt, and for Allâh’s Cause, and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allâh. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise. (Part No. 9; Page No. 184


Fourthly: Legal avenues of spending Zakah There are eight legal avenues for spending Zakah. These are mentioned in the Qur'anic Ayah (verse) in which Allah (Exalted be He) says: As-Sadaqât (here it means Zakât) are only for the Fuqarâ’ (poor), and the Masâkin (needy) and those employed to collect (the funds), and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islâm), and to free the captives, and for those in debt, and for Allâh’s Cause, and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allâh. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise. (Part No. 9; Page No. 184) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions.




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