The provision of possession of Zakat and its impact on the work of charities


Abstract in English

Acquisition is a pillar of Zakat and Zakat is not valid unless it is possessed by the poor (deservers of Zakat) and it is not valid or permissible or giving up and other forms of ownership. The four Islamic fiqh schools agreed on the obligatory of acquisition so they said charity must not be given to mosques and cemeteries and others because of shortage of acquisition And Zakat is considered more important resource for Charity So does it have a legal acquisition because it is recognised legal constitution and, if that is true can it manage zakat money absolutely? in other words can the charity build or repair buildings or buy furniture like tables and chairs. Generally the research shows the limits of the managements of charities with Zakat money with existence of acquisition provision and this shows the vulnerability to this condition.

References used

الأحكام السلطانية، أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن حبيب البغدادي الماوردي، دار الفكر، بيروت.
أسد الغابة في معرفة الصحابة لابن الأثير، دار إحياء التراث العربي /بيروت.
الإنصاف في معرفة الراجح من الخلاف للإمام علاء الدين أبي الحسن علي بن سليمان المرداوي، تحقيق: محمد حامد الفقي، دار إحياء التراث العربي، بيروت، الطبعة الأولى.

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