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Annual Alms Giving (Zakat)
Grand Mufti of Palestine rules on the legitimate uses of Zakat monies
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Fatwa posted 11.8.2010
, from
Palestinian Territory
Is it permissible to utilize the collected zakah funds for public services intended for both Muslims and non-Muslims?
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Fatwa posted 4.22.2010
, from
India
Is it permissible to have one's own zakat (charity or alms) fund to dole out to those asking for help throughout the year at one's own discretion?
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Fatwa posted 4.22.2010
, from
United States
Can I pay for someone's funeral out of zakat (charity) money that I intended to give them after Eid (the celebration at the end of the month of fasting)?
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Fatwa posted 4.22.2010
, from
South Africa
Is it permissible to fulfill the sharia requirements of zakat [alms], charity, and tithing by giving to the legitimate resistance fighters struggling against the American occupation [in Iraq]?
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Fatwa posted 4.22.2010
, from
Iraq