Zakat for ex-offenders
Question:
Can Zakat be given to ex-offenders?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
Answer:
If the ex-offenders are poor and eligible to receive Zakat, Zakat can be given to them.
قال الله تعالى: إنما الصدقات للفقراء والمساكين، الآية۔
Allah knows best
Yusuf Shabbir
22 Rabīʿ al-Awwal 1442 / 8 November 2020
Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir