Giving zakat to a madrasa with no zakat recipients in the hope of future ones

Question

There is only one teacher in the madrasa, and he is also the rector; because of poverty he is a recipient of zakat. The madrasa is in a very dilapidated state and has no permanent income. There are local students in the madrasa, but boys from the surrounding area also study there; some of them are zakat recipients and some are not, but they do not want help from the madrasa.

Answer

Since there is no recipient of zakat there, and even if there is, he is not willing to take zakat, then merely on the thought that perhaps some zakat recipient may come at some time in the future and be willing to accept zakat — collecting zakat and keeping it is taking a very great responsibility upon oneself and depriving those who are entitled (the eligible)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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