Zakaat and lillah collector

Q: If a person is working as a collector for one of the darul ulooms to collect zakaat, sadqaat lillaah for the darul uloom, is it permissible or is it haraam to work as a collector for a darul uloom and the money which he earns through this job from the darul uloom will be halaal or is it haraam?

A: It is permissible provided he is doing the work correctly and the terms and conditions of employment are also correct.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)