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 3 of 8
- Mufti Online12 Sep 2019
Accepting zakaat to pay off a debt
If a man is in debt (for example R100 000 debt), is he allowed to accept zakaat to pay off the debt? Bear in mind that the man has no assets in his…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Sep 2019
Using zakaat money to pay for bumping someone's car
A Muslim man bumped into my car. He gave me the round around for 2 months. He eventually agreed to pay the panelbeater. Now he has excluded the vat…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2019
Supporting poor women with zakaat money
There are most of our relative women whose husbands don’t fall in the catogray of taking zakat, but they don’t care about these women in terms of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Aug 2019
Giving zakaat to a person in debt
A maid (widow) is in dire need to buy a small room. She sells her only possession (gold worth one lakh rupees) for this purpose and hands over this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Aug 2019
Purchasing land with zakaat money and giving it to worthy zakaat recipients
It is permissible for an organization that collects and distributes Zakaat funds to purchase land with Zakaat funds and thereafter subdivide the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jun 2019
Giving zakaat to people in debt
1. Can zakaat be given to a person who has debts? 2. There are people who live a better standard of living than me. They have better cars, better…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Jun 2019
Accepting zakaat if one is in debt
I live in the UK for the last 14 years. I had a very difficult time till 2017. I did not have any reasonable job till 2010, then with Allah's…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Jun 2019
Daughter accepting zakaat to pay her father's hospital bill
We have a patient that is seriously ill and unconscious. The patient was taken to a government hospital. However, proper treatment was not provided.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jun 2019
Giving someone zakaat money to go for umrah
Can we pay zakaat to a family member (wanting to go on Umrah, but does not have the means) with the intention of using it for Umrah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Jun 2019
Purchasing an ambulance with zakaat money
Can we use zakaat money to buy an ambulance and use it for people in poverty, free of charge? We have a foundation for doing such activities.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2019
Giving zakaat to an organisation
I would like to know if paying zakaat through the following service is permissible: http://nzf.org.au
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Mar 2019
Giving poor people zakaat to dig a well
Can I pay my zakaat to help poor people have a tube well (for drinking water), build a house for them or help a father to do necessary expenses for…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Feb 2019
Giving zakaat to one's brother
Is it permissible for a sister to pay zakaat to her brother who is 25 years old, not working and not married but living with his mom and dad.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Giving zakaat to one's poor friend
I have a friend who is very poor. He lives in a small house on rent and has a motor cycle in his possession. His mother got admitted to hospital and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Feb 2019
Mother giving zakaat to her daughter
Can my baligh daughter who is not married and is supported by me as I'm divorced and not working, be a recipient of zakat from my savings which are…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jan 2019
Giving zakaat to a woman whose husband does not give her money
Can a person give his zakat to a woman whose husband earns well but he does not give money to his wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam19 Jan 2019
WIC program; recipients of sadaqah; eating eggs, milk, etc in America
1) I would like to know : can muslims receive money from WiC program(american red cross)?.It is program for women who are pragnent and also part of…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online3 Dec 2018
Assisting one's partner with zakaat money
I have a partner who has debts that needs to be paid off, instead of me giving my zakaat away to someone needy, could I give him that money to help…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Nov 2018
Giving zakaat to poor workers
I have some labourers working in my warehouse. They are poor people and most of the time they are unable to make ends meet. They own small houses.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Nov 2018
Giving zakaat to one's maid
A maid recently started coming to our house. Apparently she seems needy. I have asked her about her possessions and she says that she doesn't have…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Paying off one's brother's debts with zakaat money
If there are 2 siblings, one is fairly well off and the other is struggling financially. The “wealthier” one would like to discharge his zakaah. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Nov 2018
Giving zakaat to pay off someones's debt without their knowledge
I have previously given an elderly person zakaat money to pay off his son's debt, without the son knowing. The zakaat though was was given with the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Receiving zakaat if one does not have zakaat nisaab
A person has two out buildings on his property which he rents out. One is attached to the house which he is living in, he is also earning a salary.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Oct 2018
Giving zakaat to one's brother
We have a joint family system. I am financially stable but my elder brother is struggling to survive. He is married and his wife shares a kitchen…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Oct 2018
Sponsoring a student with zakaat money
Will Zakaat be discharged by sponsoring a student (presumably poor and unable to pay the fess) at a Darul Uloom or Madressa?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Oct 2018
Giving zakaat to a fund raiser for a dam
Can we give our zakat to a president fund raiser for a dam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Sep 2018
Verifying if one is eligible for zakat
Assalamo Alyakum Wa Rahamatullahi Wa Barakatuhu This Zakat Related... 1. I want to give Zakat to a person but looking wise it seems he is poor and…
Tareque Ahmed - Mufti Online26 Sep 2018
Giving zakaat to adopted children
Please advise whether a father or mother can give their adopted children their zakaat money if they are entitled to collect zakaat.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2018
Giving zakaat to organisations
Could Moulana please assist with the following regarding Islamic organizations collecting zakaat: 1. Are we (the committee) the wakeels of the donor…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jun 2018
Can a mother in-law give zakaat to her son in-law?
Can a mother in law give zakaah to her son in law? Is it permissible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN27 Jun 2018
Discharging Zakaat to an ineligible recipient
Mr Abdullah, who is eligible to receive Zakaat, sold his damaged vehicle for R30 000 cash. His intention for selling was to buy another reliable…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online22 Apr 2018
Giving zakaat to na-baaligh children
Can we give zakat of 10 hazar ruppee every month to one brothers children who are small. The brother is divorced and he has to provide for his kids…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Apr 2018
Giving zakaat to a paralyzed person
My aunt is a stroke patient, she is mentally and physically paralised. I would like to help her with zakat money. Can I buy her medicines or other…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Apr 2018
When will one be eligible for zakaat?
I am self employed. My business has been struggling for the past 7 months. I have not been able to meet my commitments by paying my suppliers who…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2018
Giving zakaat to one's foster child
Can I give zakat money to my husband's nephew, who is our foster son as well?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Mar 2018
Step mother giving zakaat to step son
I would like to know if a step mother is allowed to give zakaat to a step son in debt?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Mar 2018
Giving zakaat to one's sister
My daughter is 43 years old, and is divorced for 9 years already. She has two daughters, 13 and 7 years and a boy 7 years of age. She is living with…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Feb 2018Roman Urdu
Biwi shohar ko zakaat dena
Ager shoher ghareeb ho aur biwi ko jahaiz mai zaiwer mila ho k us pr zakat farz ho tu biwi tutions prha kr shoher ko zakaat dai skti hai?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Feb 2018
Paying a persons hospital bill with zakaat money
I use to pay zakat to a mustahiq (one worthy of accepting zakat). During Ramadan, he had a heart attack and was admitted to hospital. He could not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jan 2018
Giving zakaat to a person who has more than nisaab amount
My sister is very poor but recently my father died and she inherited 10 lacs which was deposited in her's and her father in laws joint account which…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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