Prayers & Duties >> Zakat & Charity
Question ID: 7887Country: India
Answer ID: 7887
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 1756/1658=D/1429)
The amount paid in tax will not be counted as zakah. You should calculate zakah and pay it. It is necessary to give zakah to any poor and make him possess it. The paid tax amount can not be adjusted as zakah.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India