Is it permissible to spend Zakat funds on projects for printing and publishing the Holy Quran and translating its meanings?
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The apparent meaning of the Quran indicates that should not be spent on this project because it is not one of the (categories) of zakat expenditure mentioned in the verse: "Zakat expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy..." (Quran 9:60). Furthermore, a resolution has been issued by the Council of the Senior Scholars prohibiting the expenditure of zakat on this project.
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