Friday, 25 September 202614 Rabīʿ al-thānī 1448 AH
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1.There are eight categories of Zakah-eligible recipients clearly outlined in verse 60 of Surah al-Tawbah: “Zakāh expenditures are only for the poor, the needy,…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. Of the eight categories outlined in the Qurʾān as eligible to receive zakāh, the first two are those whose eligibility is underscored by the…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. There is no zakāh on the amount available to you in terms of an access bond. 2. Zakāh is levied on money which…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. The situation to which your question pertains involves two separate and mutually independent financial obligations: 1.1 The obligation of zakāh, which is imposed…
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An orphan is not eligible to receive zakāh solely based on being an orphan. The eight categories of recipients of zakāh are clearly mentioned in Sūrah al-Tawbah, verse 60. However,…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Re: Zakah to hifz student Of the eight categories outlined in the Qurʾān as eligible to receive zakāh, the first two are those whose eligibility…
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