{"id":6912,"date":"2024-07-10T07:44:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/zakah-can-be-used-to-build-a-masjid\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T21:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:49:07","slug":"zakah-can-be-used-to-build-a-masjid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/zakah-can-be-used-to-build-a-masjid\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Zakah be used to build a Masjid?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>Assalamualaikum,<\/p>\n<p>Can we use Zakah money for building a new Masjid?<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>Wa alaikumussalaam<\/p>\n<p>In our opinion, Zakah can be used for any good purpose, even the building of a Masjid. 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