Title: A masjid has no income. The muthawalli wants to pay the SALARY of Imam and Muezzin out of his Zakat money, without revealing to anyone that it is Zakat money. Can the muthawalli do so?
Question: Assalamu alaikum A masjid has no income. The muthawalli wants to pay the SALARY of Imam and Muezzin out of his Zakat money, without revealing to anyone that it is Zakat money. Can the muthawalli do so?
Answer ID: 21002Posted on:
Aug 29, 2020
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 711/551/H=1431)
No, you cannot do so. If you do so your zakah will not be paid, it would remain due.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India