Zakat & Charity · Subtopic
Who May Receive Zakat
287 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Who May Receive Zakat, part of Zakat & Charity. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Who May Receive Zakat fatawa — page 1 of 8
- Ibn Masood24 Sep 2026
Qualifying As A Recipient Of Zakaah
I took out a car loan on Islamic finance. I am currently in debt with the bank for over R240 000. It will take a few years to pay this off. Am I…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown14 Sep 2026
Eligible Zakat Agent Using Funds for Himself
Assalamu Alaykum. Kindly assist with the following query: Yusuf regularly gives his zakat to Ahmad, who acts as Yusuf’s wakeel and distributes it to…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Mufti Online12 Aug 2026
Reward for assisting a person clear his debt
If a person is in a personal debt exceeding 800k and on his monthly income he does not meet his monthly expenses. Can he be assisted with zakaat to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood1 Jul 2026
Recipient Of Zakaah
Can a person who possesses a television be a lawful recipient of Zakaah?
Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila - Mufti Online17 May 2026
Giving zakaat to a person who does not own nisaab
If a person does not have zakaat nisaab but he owns a house and car and has no debts, can he take zakaat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Apr 2026
Giving zakaat to a person in debt
There is a person who got a debt off 200k which he owes for a few years. He recently borrowed another 300k to purchase a house on loan and he still…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville27 Feb 2026
Preferred Order Of Recipients Of Zakaat
To whom is best to give Zakaat to?
- Camperdown20 Feb 2026
Zakaat Eligibility of a Person Owning Two Cars
Assalamualaykum Respected mufti saheb Can a person receive zakaat who owns two cars, one is used for long distance and the other is old is kept for…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Mufti Online25 Jan 2026
A person in debt receiving a lump sum of zakaat money more than his debt
A person is a recipient of Zakaat, as he is in debt of R400 000. His zakaatable assets are minimal. Can he accept Zakaat money (a lump sum) more…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Nov 2025
Giving zakaat to one's needy family members before others
Is it better to give your zakaat to family members that are eligible? If so, can you please give me some Ahaadith that indicate such?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Nov 2025
Giving zakaat to Muslim children whose parents are not Muslim
What is the ruling for zakaat given to minors whose parents are not Muslims. Can they be given zakaat food hampers?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood31 Oct 2025
Eligibility For Zakaah
A person owns a share in a house valued at R500 000, subject to a rent-to-own/buy agreement with his sister. He is being considered for placement at…
Mufti Abrar Ahmad Motala - Mufti Online27 Oct 2025
Giving zakaat to one's cook
Can I give zakaat to my cook, who is trying to buy a new house as her current living conditions are extremely poor? Also, her daughter is getting…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Sep 2025
Giving zakaat to one's brother in law
Is my brother in law a recipient of zakaat? My sister and her husband have a few debts but at the same time they have a TV and phones and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Aug 2025
Giving zakaat to Muslim children whose parents are non Muslims
Can Zakaat be given to Muslim children but parents are Non Muslims?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood15 Aug 2025
Investor Eligible For Zakaah
A person has an investment of R350 000 with Al Mabroor, who is now under business rescue. He is almost certain he will lose the money, and has…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood9 Aug 2025
Eligibility of Zakaah
We are a Zakaah organization. An applicant has approached us for Zakaah funds. This applicant has R700,000 in a fixed deposit, and receives about…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Ibn Masood12 Jul 2025
Zakaah Not Reaching The Recipient
A person enlisted my sister to give their Zakaat to the Muadhin in the town. The Muadhin gave her the banking details for her to EFT the money. He…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online7 May 2025
Accepting zakaat money to pay high hospital bills
A baby (8 months) has been in hospital since birth. The child has many health complications. The hospital bill has reached an all time high and the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown19 Mar 2025
Can Zakat be given to a faqir baligh daughter of a ghani father?
Assalamu alaykum The fiqh books are clear that Zakat cannot be given to the faqir[poor] non-baligh child of a ghani [rich] father, but once baligh,…
Shahid Shaikh - Azaadville13 Mar 2025
Eligibility To Receive Zakaat
There is one brother in our country. He does not have any debts but at the beginning of the month he does not have any funds to buy groceries for…
- Azaadville12 Mar 2025
Settling The Expenses/Debts Of A Zakaat Recipient
Can a person pay the utility (e.g. water/electricity) bills of an eligible Zakaat recipient using Zakaat money? Does he need permission for this…
- Azaadville9 Mar 2025
Items Of Entertainment And Their Effect On The Eligibility To Receive Zakaat
Regarding the eligibility of a recipient for Zakaat, is a laptop considered as an item of necessity or not? Will it differ if it was being used for…
- Mufti Online1 Feb 2025
Person in debt accepting zakaat for school fees
If there is a person that is in a personal debt of 1 million & his car is also in a debt, income is not meeting expenses & to repay the debt is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville27 Jan 2025
Eligible Recipients Of Fidyah For Missed Salaah And Fasts
To whom can the Fidyah for missed salaah and unkept fasts be given to?
- Mufti Online13 Jan 2025
Giving zakaat to one's husband
My husband is in alot of debt. He is unemployed and our monthly expenses are being taken care of by my father in law. I have some jewellery that I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville20 Nov 2024
Discharging Zakaat To An Ineligible Recipient
I gave Zakaat to a person thinking that he is a valid recipient of Zakaat. A month later I realized that he was not a person who was eligible to…
- Camperdown25 Sep 2024
Can one receive Zakat whilst having a non-accessible trust fund account?
Somebody’s parents passed away, leaving a trust fund under the their sons name. However, the trust fund will only be accessible to the son when a…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Mufti Online18 Aug 2024
Giving zakaat or waajib sadaqah to the street cleaners in Makkah
Can one give zakaat or waajib sadaqah to the street cleaners in Makkah, if we think they might be poor without clarifying?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville5 Jul 2024
Determining Rightful Recipients Of Zakaat
I would like to know how do I determine who the rightful recipients of zakaah are? Are recipients those that do not have wealth, being cash and…
- Mufti Online23 May 2024
Giving zakaat to non-Muslims
In the case of this war and crisis in Palestine, if a person wants to give Zakaat in a place like Gaza, will it still be necessary for the person to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Apr 2024
Organizations using zakaat money to pay for admin fees and madrasah fees
Some organizations take Zakaat money and use it to pay admin fees and madrasah fees. Is this allowed?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood11 Mar 2024
Ascertaining a Zakaat recipient
There are times when one may perceive a certain individual as deserving of Zakaat assistance based on outward appearances. However, inquiring about…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online25 Feb 2024
Giving nisaab amount or more to a recipient of zakaat
I need to pay zakaat. Can I purchase a flat and give my sister as she does not own a house and she is living on rent with not good income, even her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2024
Giving zakaat to one's adopted children
A man adopted a boy and a girl. Can this man give this boy and girl zakaat money?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood10 Feb 2024
Recipients of Zakaah
Can Zakaat be distributed to: 1. One’s wife and children under 12yrs? 2. Nieces and nephews over 18yrs? 3. When distributing Zakaat, must the…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online7 Feb 2024
Assisting a student studying actuarial science with zakaat money
Can a student intending to study actuarial science be assisted with zakaat money?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Nov 2023
Buying stationary and toys with zakaat money and giving it to recipients of zakaat for their children
Can zakaah money be used to buy stationary, toys etc. and be given to people who can receive zakaah, for their children?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 Sep 2023
Recipients of Sadaqah
Can Sadaqah be given to non-Muslims as well, or is it only allowed to be discharged to Muslims?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam18 Aug 2023
Can one give Zakaat to his parents?
Assalam o alaikum I am from Pakistan,I wanted to ask about zakat distribution? I have heard few scholar's lectures on this but it does not make…
Muhammad I.V Patel
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