Giving zakat, ‘ushr and the like to a madrasa

Question

There is an Islamic school into which all sums of the zakat category are received, for example the hides of sacrificial animals, ‘ushr (tithe) and the like, and the salaries of the madrasa’s teachers and the madrasa’s other needs are also met from them. It also has other sources, for example aid from the Board, the madrasa’s plot of land and the like.

Answer

In “Kanz al-Daqa’iq” it is stated: [ar]الزكاة هي تمليك المال بغير عوض، من فقير مسلم[/ar] “Zakat is the transfer of ownership of wealth, without any return, to a poor Muslim” (“Kanz al-Daqa’iq”, p. 55). In “al-Durr al-Mukhtar” with “Shami” it is stated: [ar]لا يصرف إلى بناء نحو مسجد كبناء القناطر والسقايات وإصلاح الطرقات وكري النهار والحج والجهاد وكل ما لا تمليك فيه[/ar] “It is…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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