Fatwa no. 20938 The Saudi Automotive Services Co. (SASCO) is a joint-stock company that offers a variety of services to Saudi citizens all over the Kingdom based on certain criteria and often location as specified by the Ministry of Transportation. The government of His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has granted us state aid. Being completely keen to pay our dues to the Department of Zakah and Income Tax, we pay the Zakah (obligatory charity) due on the government-granted aid after the Hawl (one lunar year calculated from the time a property reaches the minimum amount upon which Zakah is due) passes and when we possess it. Please, be informed that this aid is different from aid received by Electricity Company. For example, the aid given to this company is a form of subsidy paid by the government to reduce the cost of producing goods and lower prices. As for the aid given to us, it is a reward for our commitment (Part No. 8; Page No. 212