Jamiatul Ulama KZN

Borrowing from Zakaat funds

· 2 Shaʻban 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Q. Please advise if an organization can borrow from its Zakaat funds to pay staff salaries and when it has sufficient Lillah funds repay the amount back to Zakaat.

Answer

It is not permissible to borrow from Zakaat funds. The organisation has been entrusted with the task of distributing Zakaat. Hence, they are restricted to that responsibility. Exceeding that would be impermissible and considered a usurpation of the Zakaat funds. (Shaami 2/269)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Moosa Salie, Mufti Taahir Hansa
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