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Is it permissible to build masaajid with zakaat funds?

Published as Building a musjid with zakaat funds

· 28 Rabiʻ I 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to build masaajid with zakaat funds?

Answer

In order for one's zakaat to be discharged, the basic requirement of tamleek is necessary i.e. to transfer ownership to a person who is eligible for zakaat. Since this requirement cannot be fulfilled in the case of the musjid (as the musjid is not a person), zakaat will not be discharged.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ويشترط أن يكون الصرف (تمليكا) لا إباحة كما مر (لا) يصرف (إلى بناء) نحو (مسجد) (الدر المختار 2/344)

ولا يجوز أن يدفع الزكاة إلى ذمي ولا يبنى بها مسجد ولا يكفن بها ميت ولا يشترى بها رقبة تعتق ولا تدفع إلى غني (مختصر القدوري صـ 59)

ولا تصرف فى بناء مسجد و قنطرة (الفتاوى التاتارخانية 208/3)

(ولا يبنى بها مسجد ولا يكفن بها ميت) لانعدام التمليك وهو الركن (الهداية 1/111)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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