Al-Sayyid Al-Allamah Al-Hujjah Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah Awad al-Mu’ayyidi May Allah preserve him

Question: A man was given a large amount of zakat that needed to be loaded and transported in a large vehicle, and he was appointed to distribute it to those entitled to it. He is a wealthy man. He hired...

Question: If someone comes to me asking for the zakāt of my wealth, and I do not consider him fit to administer it, yet he is powerful and will take it whether we will or not—if I give him a...

Question: What is the meaning of: “Indeed, this charity is the refuse (awsaakh) of people’s wealth, and it is not lawful for Muḥammad nor for the family of Muḥammad”?

Question: Is it permissible to spend zakat on a mosque or the like among public interests, or not?

Question: Some merchants take out the cash of their zakat and purchase with it sacks of grain or flour, then distribute them to the poor, saying: “If we give our zakat in cash, the poor would waste it on what...

Question: If a man has a debt that is despaired of (ma’yūs), then he absolves the debtor of it, is he obliged to pay zakat for the past years or not?

Question: A man wishes to give a charity and wants to place it in the best places in the sight of Allah the Exalted. What are the best places for it with Allah?

Question: A man’s father died; he is the youngest of his brothers and is engaged in seeking knowledge, yet his brothers give him nothing to help him in seeking knowledge. He possesses nothing. He gave away what he owned to...

Question: Is it permissible to disburse zakat, or expiation (kaffārah), or fiṭrah to one who is suspected of secretly disobeying Allah, or to one whom we do not see maintaining the prayers in the mosque, or the like?

Question: A poor man does not pray; he has young, frail children and a wife. Is it permissible to disburse zakat to this man?