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If you had the intention to give Zakah to a specific eligible individual, but when disbursing the money some weeks later you did not have a specific Zakah intention, is this valid?

alqalam14/08/2012

Q: If you had the intention to give Zakah to a specific eligible individual, but when disbursing the money some weeks later you did not have a specific Zakah intention, is this valid? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: In order for Zakah to be valid one must make the intention of Zakah either at […]

Please elaborate on the intention needed for Zakah.

alqalam23/07/2012

Q: Please elaborate on the intention needed for Zakah. الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: When giving Zakah to the recipient one must make the intention that what he/she is giving is being given as Zakah. Without this intention, the money given will be a form of optional charity and not Zakah. However, when […]