Giving zakaat to one's cook
Q: Can I give zakaat to my cook, who is trying to buy a new house as her current living conditions are extremely poor? Also, her daughter is getting married. Can I give it to her daughter?
Recipients of Zakaat
Giving zakaat to one's brother in law
Q: Is my brother in law a recipient of zakaat?
My sister and her husband have a few debts but at the same time they have a TV and phones and Alhamdulillah food in their home, water and electricity, and a nice home to live in even though it is on rent.
We feel it will be incorrect to give zakaat to them because they are not termed under masakeen, poor or destitute but they do have debts to finish off.
My brother in law has recently opened his own business and slowly getting onto his feet.
Giving zakaat to Muslim children whose parents are non Muslims
Q: Can Zakaat be given to Muslim children but parents are Non Muslims?
Accepting zakaat money to pay high hospital bills
Q: A baby (8 months) has been in hospital since birth. The child has many health complications. The hospital bill has reached an all time high and the parents as well as family members are unable to pay the bills.
The family are not Zakaatable. What is the fatwa with regards to starting a Go fund me page for this child?
Person in debt accepting zakaat for school fees
Q: If there is a person that is in a personal debt of 1 million & his car is also in a debt, income is not meeting expenses & to repay the debt is difficult. His sons online homeschooling has a bursary foundation, can he accept the school fees if its zakaat to reduce the expense & pay towards the debt.
Kindly let me know?
Giving zakaat to one's husband
Q: My husband is in alot of debt. He is unemployed and our monthly expenses are being taken care of by my father in law.
I have some jewellery that I pay zakaat on every year. Am I allowed to give my husband my zakaat to pay of his debts ?
Giving zakaat or waajib sadaqah to the street cleaners in Makkah
Q: Can one give zakaat or waajib sadaqah to the street cleaners in Makkah, if we think they might be poor without clarifying?
Giving zakaat to non-Muslims
Q: In the case of this war and crisis in Palestine, if a person wants to give Zakaat in a place like Gaza, will it still be necessary for the person to check if the recipient of the Zakaat is a Muslim or a person can give the Zakaat to anyone in need? Please advise.
Organizations using zakaat money to pay for admin fees and madrasah fees
Q: Some organizations take Zakaat money and use it to pay admin fees and madrasah fees. Is this allowed?
Giving zakaat to one's adopted children
Q: A man adopted a boy and a girl. Can this man give this boy and girl zakaat money?