Prayers & Duties >> Zakat & Charity
Question ID: 18841Country: India
Answer ID: 18841
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa85/85/M=1431)
Zakah amount is paid only when it is handed over to a poor and given in his or her possession. Thereafter, if the poor give the amount willingly for the construction of mosque etc then only the amount can be spent in the welfare of mosque. Using zakah money in constructing mosque, erecting building for rent or using it any necessity of mosque is unlawful if it is not given in the possession of a poor in the way mentioned above.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India