| Answer: The following Qur’ānic
verse spells out the heads under which the Zakāh fund can be expended:
Zakāh is only for the poor and
the needy, and for those who are ‘āmils over it, and for those whose hearts are
to be reconciled [to the truth], and for the emancipation of the slaves and for
those who have been inflicted with losses and for the way of Allah and for the
wayfarers. (9:60)
It is evident from the verse
quoted above that the Qur’ān does not discriminate between the recipients of
Zakāh on the basis of their beliefs or religion. In other words, Zakāh money can
be given to any needy person whatever his religion be. Consequently, the answer
to your question is that you can give your Zakāh money to Non-Muslims.
|