Is Zakat obligatory on money donated by the people of the neighborhood for building a mosque, when the construction has not been completed for various reasons, after a full year has passed over it?
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Money endowed for a general cause, such as mosques or the poor, is not subject to because it does not have a specific owner. Thus, the fruits of an orchard and the yield of land endowed for a general cause are not subject to zakat. However, if they are endowed for a specific individual or specific group, then zakat is obligatory upon them. Money collected for building a mosque is not subject to zakat.
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