{"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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One option is to pay zakah at the time a property is sold.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6476,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/exemptions-on-zakah\/","url_meta":{"origin":6912,"position":1},"title":"Exemptions On Zakah","author":"Dr Shehzad Saleem","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I have following questions on Zakah in context of Mr. Ghamidi's view that 10% of salary is deductible. 1. I learned that 653 Kg of dates or equivalent amount of salary is exempted. But price of dates is highly varying from type to type. So what is your opinion on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6648,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/zakah-on-agricultural-land\/","url_meta":{"origin":6912,"position":2},"title":"Zakah On Agricultural Land","author":"Dr Shehzad Saleem","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"We have some agricultural land leased out to someone for cultivation, and every year they pay us a fixed amount for it. In this case, how will the 10% zakah on the production from this land get calculated and who will be responsible for it? Will the 10% zakah be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6862,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/questions-about-zakah\/","url_meta":{"origin":6912,"position":3},"title":"Questions About Zakah","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I have some questions regarding payment of Zakah. Please clarify them for me. 1. Last year I saved $ 40,000 and paid my Zakah according to the law of the land. I have not used this amount still and have saved another $10,000. Do I need to pay Zakah on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6082,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/zakah-to-relatives\/","url_meta":{"origin":6912,"position":4},"title":"Zakah To Relatives","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I have learnt your stance as regards disbursement of due Zakah. One thing I would like to clarify that in case a married person is living independently with his\/ her family ( spouse & children), then is it justified to disburse the due zakah to needy near relatives even to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6088,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/zakah-and-debt\/","url_meta":{"origin":6912,"position":5},"title":"Zakah And Debt","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Do I have to pay zakah if I am in a lot of debt? If yes, what will be the percentage, keeping in mind 20% that I already pay to the government.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Worship Rituals&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Worship Rituals","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/worship-rituals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgh6ci-1Nu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}