Zakah on the money of non-profit organizations, which has been raised with the purpose of giving it out to the poor

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Q 1: Would you please inform us about the ruling on a non-profit organization which has raised financial contributions with the purpose of aiding the poor the fatherless who are also poor and have none to provide for them. This money has not yet been used up. It has reached the Nisab (the minimum amount on which Zakah is due) and has been in our possession for one year. Is Zakah (obligatory charity) due on this money, given that it is not possessed by one individual and each individual's share of this money does not reach the Nisab? We hope to receive a conclusive answer. May Allah bless your efforts! A1: Zakah is not due on the money of non-profit organizations which has been raised with the purpose of giving it out to the poor, as its purpose is charitable, being given out to a category of Zakah recipients, and it does not have one particular owner. (Part No. 8; Page No. 198

A1: Zakah is not due on the money of non-profit organizations which has been raised with the purpose of giving it out to the poor, as its purpose is charitable, being given out to a category of Zakah recipients, and it does not have one particular owner. (Part No. 8; Page No. 198) May Allah grant us success, May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!