Can Zakah funds be used for shrouding or building a Masjid, Madrasah, bridge or public road? Print

Question 441) - Can Zakah funds be used for shrouding or building a Masjid, Madrasah, bridge or public road?

A: No, and if done the Zakah must be paid again. The principle in Zakah is that that one entitled must take ownership of it. There is no taking possession in the examples given.

~ al-Quduri ~