Who Receives Zakah?

Zakah funds should be distributed according to the categories of need outlined in the Qur'an. These include:

• those who are poor
• those who are needy or destitute
• those employed to administer Zakah
• those whose hearts are being reconciled
• those held captive
• those in debt
• those who are stranded
• in the cause of God (fi sabili llahi)

The last category, fi sabili illahi, is broad to allow Zakah funds to be used for the general welfare of the community. Under this category, considering the fact that our Islamic and community centers promote Islam and in many ways act as dawah centers, a portion of one's Zakah may be paid to these centers. Zakah funds may also be used for education of the people and for promotion of Islam and the ummah.

 

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Zakah guide compiled by M. Yaqub Mirza, Ph.D. & Saturna Capital Corporation.

The methodology for Zakah calculation discussed herein has been reviewed and approved by the Fiqh Council of North America, Sharia Consultants to Amana Mutual Funds Trust. Scholarly references available on request.

Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Saturna Capital Corporation, and Saturna Brokerage Services, respectively, do not make any warranty, express or implied, and they disclaim any warranty about (i) the results to be obtained by any person in connection with the use of the Zakah calculation method outlined above (“Zakah Calculation”); (ii) the accuracy or completeness of the Zakah Calculation; and (iii) its compliance with Sharia law and other Islamic principles. Amana Mutual Funds Trust, Saturna Capital Corporation, and Saturna Brokerage Services will not be liable for any errors or omissions in the Zakah Calculation.

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