Can Kaffara and Purification Donations Be Claimed for Tax Credits Like Zakat?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Can Kaffara payments and money purification donations be claimed for tax credits, similar to Zakat and Sadaqa? I understand Zakat can be claimed, but is it also permissible for these two types of donations?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
If you are referring to tax credits as tax relief, which involves a reduction in one’s tax obligations, then it is permissible to consider such relief and deduction for Kaffara and money purification donations as well. This will not affect the reward of one’s Zakat, Kaffara, and Sadaqa donation.
The reason is Zakat, Kaffara, and Sadaqa are donations. A person may claim this as a tax-deductible donation.
Samura (Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, Establish prayer, give charity, perform the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages, and be upright; your affairs will be made upright.
[Tabarani, Al-Mu’jam al-Kabir]
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I pray this helps answer your question.
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
