Is it permissible for a mother to account for an increase in her apartment's rent from her Zakat money, knowing that her tenants are poor students and she fears burdening them by raising the rent?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is not permissible for the mother to raise the rent on the students if there is a fixed-term contract. An increase is permissible after the contract period ends. However, deducting the increase and considering it from the is not permissible, because that benefits the mother. Zakat can be given to the poor and they can be given ownership of it, so they may dispose of it to pay rent or meet their other needs.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/51691
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 51691
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy