Is zakat obligatory on donation funds that exceed the nisab and on which a hawl (year) has passed in charitable organizations, knowing that the donor intended them as sadaqah (charity) and not zakat?
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Donation funds collected by charitable organizations are considered as endowments for the benefit of Muslims. Therefore, they are not subject to Zakat, even if they reach the [Zakat] threshold.
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