Section : The Zakah Giver is Forbidden to Buy Back What He Gave in Charity. The Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, prohibited the one who gives zakah to buy back what he gave up for Allah, the Exalted…
Section : Preference in Giving Zakah to Husband or Relativee. A poor husband is entitled to receive zakah from his well-to-do wife, even though she is not supposed to support him. Her reward for giving it to him is more…
Section : Giving Charity to Seekers of Religious Knowledge. An-Nawawi holds that if someone is able to earn a suitable living and wants to occupy himself by studying some of the religious sciences but finds that his work will not…
Section : Setting Debt Free through Zakah. Formulating the issue, an-Nawawi says in al-Majmu’: “Suppose a person owes a debt to another person and at the same time he qualifies for zakah. [When zakah is due for the lender to…
Section : Transfer of Zakah. The jurists agree that zakah can be transferred from one city to another provided the needs of the city residents whom the zakah was originally derived from have first been satisfied. A large number of…
Section : Errors in the Distribution of Zakah. The topic of recipients versus non-recipients of zakah has already been covered. It does happen, however, that a zakah payer inadvertently gives it to an ineligible person at the expense of an…
Section : Disclosure of Sadaqah. It is permissible for the person giving sadaqah to disclose his sadaqah, whether it is of an obligatory or supererogatory type (nafilah), so long as he does not do it ostentatiously. However, it is preferable…