Can Zakah collected by an organization be used to pay the salaries?

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, those employed to collect [Zakah], those whose hearts…

Zakah for a Hifz Student

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 fact that their income is less than their…

Zakah on an Access Bond

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 one (1) actually possesses, and (2) has been…

Section 18A tax deductions and zakah

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 by Allah. 1.2 The obligation of tax, which…

Are Orphans eligible recipients of Zakāh?

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, if an orphan is also classified as a…

Is one allowed to discharge their Zakaah to a hifth student?

 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 is underscored by the fact that their income…