Can Zakah be given to Non-Muslims?
 
 

    Question: Can Zakah be given to non-Muslims?
    Answer: The following Qur’anic verse spells out the heads under which the Zakah fund can be expended: 

Zakah is only for the poor and the needy, and for those who are ‘amils 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’an does not discriminate between the recipients of Zakah on the basis of their beliefs or religion. In other words, Zakah money can be given to any needy person whatever his religion be. Consequently, the answer to your question is that you can give your Zakah money to Non-Muslims. 

(Shehzad Saleem)

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