| 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.
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