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Where Zakah is to Be Spent
Giving zakaah to a poor person so that he can go for Hajj
27,626If the cash is a little more than the nisaab, does one have to pay zakaah on this additional amount?
6,223He works in a foreign country and sends his zakaah to his homeland
16,195It is not prescribed to utter the intention (niyyah) out loud when giving zakaah
13,114Can gold be added to silver to complete the nisaab?
18,621If a poor person is able to do a job that is not befitting for him, can he take zakaah funds?
9,245Can he send the poor person to collect the debt owed to him and regard that as zakaah?
7,658He sponsored an orphan; can he give him zakaah?
8,411Can Zakah Be Spent to Bury a Poor Deceased?
It is not permissible to divert Zakah funds to pay for burial preparations for the deceased, even if they were poor. The funeral expenses should be covered by the deceased’s wealth, their family, or the Muslim community as a whole.15,085He is a teacher in a village whose people gave him some olive oil, and he does not know whether it was zakaah or a gift
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