Fatwa #103927 September 2000Pakistan

Can Zakaat money be used to build a home for a person who is a receipient of Zakaat?

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Zakaat must be given to the poor person. He may do as he wish, for example,
build a house, etc.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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