Paying Zakat to Institutions as Receivers

Question Can a person who is sahib e nisab give the zakat to an islamic educational institution – where the quran al karim etc are taught to students ( not necessarily all poor or miskeen)? Can zakat be used to fund the education of poor students? Answered by:...

Zakat: Clarifications & Answers

Question a) If someone is talib al ilm in the shari’ah sciences are they liable to pay zakat if they have savings over the nisaab aount if they intened to use that money on their studying? b) If money has been loaned to people does this become included in the...