{"_id":"6ac63b5a46826e3237ce8594","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Can an organization use zakat funds for administrative and operational expenses?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"When donating zakat through a fundraising organization or charity, is it permissible for the organization to use a portion of the zakat funds for its maintenance, administrative fees, or other operational expenses?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Zakat may only be disbursed to the eight specific categories explicitly mentioned in the Quran (\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://quran.com/at-tawbah/60\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Surah at-Tawbah, 9:60\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"). Consequently, an organization cannot allocate zakat funds toward its own operational or administrative expenses. Money required for maintenance and overhead must be funded separately through general donations or sadaqah, not zakat.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff50b76658b4c232a40","tag":"Zakat: Al-Mal","count":63},{"_id":"668da0170b76658b4c232de1","tag":"Zakat: Other","count":9}],"createdOn":"2026-10-07T12:30:18.345Z"}