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Must I re-disburse the Zakat I paid to the mosque, knowing that I was unaware of its prohibition?

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It is not permissible to disburse Zakat except to the eight categories mentioned in the verse from Surat At-Tawbah: "Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah. And Allah is Knowing and Wise." Zakat must be re-issued if it was disbursed to someone not entitled to it, and what was disbursed to the mosque is considered an act of charity.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

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