Those Who Do Not Deserve Zakah

Those Who Do Not Deserve Zakah

Whoever belongs to the household of Prophet (peace be upon him) out of honoring them. According to Islamic Shari`ah, the Prophet's household have right to take one-fifth of the booty as their share in public wealth.   Dependants of the person giving Zakah   Non-Muslims except for those whose hearts are to be reconciled.

Transferring Zakah from the Place in Which it is Levied

Zakah is a basis for achieving social solidarity in the Islamic countries. Such fact should be used when displaying the facts and fundamentals of this true religion. Zakah money should be used in liberating any Islamic occupied territories. Zakah should originally, as confirmed by the Prophet's Sunnah and behavior of his Companions, be distributed among the poor living in the region from which Zakah money is collected. Extra funds can be transferred to another town. This excludes the conditions of famine, disasters, and worse living conditions, where it is a must to transfer the Zakah money to those who need it most whether groups or individuals.

Rules Governing the Transference of Zakah

Originally, Zakah money should be distributed among the poor living in the region from which the money is collected, not in the region where the Zakah payer lives. But it is permissible to transfer the Zakah money for another location if there is any clearly justified reason.

Following are possible cases:

Transefering it to the places of Jihad (Fighting for the cause of Allah).   Transfering it to institutions caring for Calling for Islam, education, healthcare which deserve a share of the Zakah amounts as one of the eighth channels of Zakah   Transfering it to Muslim regions afflicted by famine and disasters.   Transfering it to one's relatives who deserve Zakah.

Second: Transfering Zakah to places other than the above mentioned ones does not invalidate its payment, but it is detestable, provided that the recepient is not one of the eight channels of Zakah.

Third: The region of Zakah extends to include the town and the adjacent villages and areas less than 82 kilometers away.

Forth: Acts permissible during the transference process

In case Zakah conditions are fulfilled, it is permissible to pay the Zakah amounts a period before its due time and send it to its recipients so that it may reach them perfectly on time.   There is no blame on the person giving Zakah if he paid it on its due time and it reached the recepients after the due time has passed, as it was on the way to them.

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