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Giving Food Items as Zakaat

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Q: Is one allowed to give food items or food like grocery as zakaat?

A: Yes.

ويشترط أن يكون الصرف ( تمليكا ) لا إباحة كما مر

و قال في رد المحتار : قوله ( تمليكا ) فلا يكفي فيها الإطعام إلا بطريق التمليك ولو أطعمه عنده ناويا الزكاة لا تكفي ط (رد المحتار 2/344)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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