Zakat and similar funds for religious madrasas

Question

May sadaqat al-fitr, the hides of sacrificial animals, zakat and the like be given to religious madrasas? Likewise, may they be spent on the construction of mosques and the like?

Answer

It is not permissible to spend these funds directly on the salary of any employee of a madrasa, mosque and the like, or on construction and the like; however, it is permissible to spend them on students of religious madrasas who are eligible to receive them.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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