Zakat for a semi-governmental madrasa

Question

In Gangoh an Islamic madrasa was opened purely for teaching the Qur’an, as well as necessary arithmetic and Urdu. Its expenses were met in this way: some amount was taken from Muslims as a collection of donations. When the madrasa’s expenses could not be met from these donations, money from the zakat head and also the money of the hides of sacrificial animals began to be obtained from people and spent on the madrasa by way of a hila of permissibility (legal device).

Answer

Answer (1) When zakat has reached an eligible person, it has been discharged. Now it is permissible to spend that money in accordance with the instruction of that person, for whatever purpose he gave it to the madrasa; the same applies to the price of the sacrificial animal. The madrasa’s money is an amana (trust)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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