Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Zakat money for building masjid

· 26 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1438 AH1 min readFatwa 38572English

Question

assalamu alikum ,

shall i spent my zakath for building markaz(masjid) or purchase land for markaz(masjid)

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Zakat must be given in the ownership of a Muslim who is poor and needy.

Zakat money cannot be used for purchasing land or building of a masjid or markaz.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Saad Haque

Student Darul Iftaa
New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] المبسوط للسرخسي (٢/٢٠٢)

وَكَذَلِكَ بِنَاءُ الْمَسْجِدِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ تَمْلِيكٌ مِنْ أَحَدٍ

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (٢/٣٤٤)

ويشترط أن يكون الصرف (تمليكا) لا إباحة كما مر (لا) يصرف (إلى بناء) نحو (مسجد

فتاوي عثماني (٢/١٥٥)

Answered by
Saad Haque
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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