Spending sadaqat al-fitr, sacrificial hides, sadaqat and ‘ushr on madrasa needs

Question

Are the following expenditures from sadaqat al-fitr, sacrificial hides, sadaqat and ‘ushr permissible or impermissible? (1) Buying books for the students’ classes — ‘Alim, Fazil (the advanced theological examination level), Dars-i Nizami (the traditional madrasa curriculum of South Asia) and the like — and lending them to the students. (2) Binding the books that are the property of the madrasa; (3) rent for the madrasa building; (4)

Answer

(1) Impermissible. However, spending voluntary charity on all the listed items is valid. (2) Impermissible. (3) Impermissible. (4) If those students are not sayyids (descendants of Banu Hashim), giving it to them directly is permissible. (5) Impermissible. (6) Permissible, provided they are entitled (mustahiqq) and not sayyids. (7) Permissible with the stated condition. (8)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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