Who May Receive Zakat
219 questions
Is it permissible for a family whose circumstances have improved later to receive Zakat money that reached them belatedly?
Is it permissible for employees of the governmental Zakat Fund, whose salaries are paid by the state, to take from the "those who work thereon" category (of Zakat recipients) in addition to their salaries, knowing that their monthly salaries are allocated for their work in Zakat?
Is it permissible to consider what my brother takes as rent for the apartment as part of my Zakat, without his knowledge, knowing that he takes half of the rent instead of two-thirds, under the pretext of educating his children, and that part of my money is in Amman while I live in Gaza and give my Zakat to my relatives there?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat, even though the payer did not receive Zakat when he was poor?
What is the jurisprudential ruling on giving Zakat and charity to the corrupt or righteous poor person, or without scrutiny, taking into account that the corruption of some may be due to their deviation and that the righteousness of some may prevent them from sin?
Is Zakat permissible for the deceased's cousin who, along with her mother, receives a salary from the state?
What is the ruling on paying the costs of a woman's stay in a nursing home from the zakat and sadaqa funds she saves, knowing that she is not eligible to receive zakat due to her possession of these savings?
Is it permissible to use Zakat funds to cover the costs of orthodontic treatment, given that the categories for Zakat expenditure are specified in His Almighty's saying: "As-Sadaqat (Zakat) are only for the Fuqara' (poor), and Al-Masakin (the needy) and those employed to collect (the funds), and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam), and to free captives, and for those in debt, and for Allah's Cause, and for the wayfarer; a duty imposed by Allah. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise"?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat funds to a charitable organization that sponsors an orphan and provides for him annually, then transfers the sponsorship to another orphan after the first one's eligibility period ends?
Is it permissible to disburse Zakat al-Mal (charitable alms on wealth) for a mosque construction project, and is it obligatory to re-disburse it if it turns out not to be permissible, especially given that this was done last year as well?
Is it permissible to give a portion of the zakat on agricultural land to one of its partners, if the ownership of the land is shared among heirs, and this partner (the wife of the deceased paternal uncle) is eligible to receive zakat?
Should a poor university student be given Zakat for his entire university study period, or only for one academic semester?
Is it permissible to give zakat to poor sisters without the husband's knowledge, given the wife's awareness that the father is stingy and does not provide sufficiently for them, and is it also permissible for the mother to receive from zakat to secure housing for herself?
Is it permissible to pay a bribe to release an oppressed prisoner, and is that considered part of zakat?
Is it permissible for me to take Zakat money to pay off a debt of QAR 25,0 resulting from building a house in Syria, knowing that my salary is QAR 3,500 and is not sufficient for my family's living expenses with me in Qatar?
Is it permissible to give zakat, sadaqa, or dispose of ill-gotten wealth to a person who has adequate housing and a salary that covers their basic needs, but wishes to improve their standard of living to include additional expenses such as educating their children in private schools or purchasing furniture, clothes, and toys for their children?
Is the situation the questioner is experiencing now their destiny, and was provision not available to them during this period, or was provision available but they did not strive for it and did not take the necessary means?
Is it permissible for a young man to receive assistance from his friend's Zakat, knowing that his monthly salary is insufficient, he is single, supports his family, and his salary is below the government-determined poverty line?
Is it permissible to pay Zakat to a person who is unable to cover the costs of transporting his deceased son for burial in his home country, and is it permissible to give Zakat in advance for this purpose?
Should a woman pay her accumulated zakat to the Zakat Fund or give it to her son for his marriage?
Is it permissible for a woman to give her Zakat to her father if he is poor, and is she required to pay new Zakat for past years if she did so believing it was permissible?
Is it permissible for someone who bought a taxi with a loan from his brother to receive Zakat from this brother if he intends to marry and does not have sufficient funds?
Is it permissible for a brother to give his sister zakat from his money, when she lives with their mother, whom the brother supports?
Is the husband obligated to provide for his wife's mother, who has no one to support her except her daughter and her daughter's husband, and is it permissible to give her zakat if providing for her is not obligatory?