Question
(#007)
Can Zakat money be used in a building or maintaining a Masjid?
Answer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
حامدا و مصليا و مسلما
Muhtaram
We have received your query with regards to Zakaat, our response is as follows:
It should be borne in mind that for Zakaat to be discharged, it is conditional that a deserving recipient of Zakaat is made the unfettered owner of the Zakaatable item. Hence if physical transfer of ownership and due acceptance thereof by a specific worthy recipient does not take place then one’s Zakaat would not be discharged. Due to the fact that the usage of Zakaat funds in the building or maintaining of a Masjid would result in the default of this fundamental condition it would thus not be permissible to use Zakaat funds to pay for the building or the maintenance of a Masjid.1 Other funds such as general donation /Nafl Sadaqah can be utilized for these purposes.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
(Mufti) Muhammad Irshad Motara
7th Ramadan 1441
1st May 2020
رد المحتار: ج 2-ص344-سعيد
احسن الفتاوى-ج4-ص262
