Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Can Zakat Be Paid to University Students? Answer Thank you for your important question. Zakat may be paid to Muslim students on the following conditions: That one is not already obliged to provide them with financial support That those who are obliged to support them cannot provide for them, […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question To what extent must one investigate if someone is indeed eligible to receive zakat? Does one ask the person and accept their answer as true? Must one look deeper? Answer Thank you for your question. The eight categories of people who are eligible to receive zakah are well known […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question I am an international student. I am provided tuition and maintenance fees by my parents, and I don’t earn. Do I have to pay Zakat on the money sent to me for maintenance? Please guide. Answer Thank you for your question. Zakat is compulsory upon every free person, male […]

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question I understand that it is an obligation for me, according to the Shafi’i school, to distribute zakat al-fitr to all eight categories of zakat recipients in my city and to at least three members of each. Could you please give me some practical advice as to how exactly to do […]