{"_id":"670710f6b825924c683fcd7c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Who can Zakat al Mal be paid to? Can it be used to help a masjid repay the construction loan?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Who can Zakat al Mal be paid to? Can it be used to help a masjid repay the construction loan?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Zakat al-mal is paid to the eight categories mentioned in 9:60. However, in our time, there are really only four of those categories present: poor, needy, those in debt, the traveler, and maybe we can also include those whose hearts are to be won over but it might be far fetched. We need an entire class to go through these and this knowledge that is fardh ayn, meaning every Muslim who pays zakat needs to learn it. \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Regarding the second part of the question, the masjid can receive zakat money under the category of al-gharimeen, those who are in debt. But it has to be an existing debt, not for future projects or masjid maintenance, and the zakat you give the masjid has to be used to pay back the debt, not for anything else.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff50b76658b4c232a40","tag":"Zakat: Al-Mal","count":57},{"_id":"670710f6b825924c683fcd7a","tag":"Masjid.","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-10-09T23:25:42.727Z"}