Hi—good questions, and things I’ve been trying hard to find out.
I think most scholars would say this is dubious but maybe acceptable depending on what the context is. I’ve come across mixed reactions when I’ve explained NI’s model
Its unideal and pretty uncommon—the vast majority of zakat is cash, and in rare cases its emergency supplies like food, water, and medical supplies in disaster regions.
I haven’t asked this question specifically to anybody (because I hadn’t really considered it as an option) but my intuition from all the other discussions about recipient eligibility would lead me to think that this would generally not be certified as zakat-compliant by a mainstream org.
Hi—good questions, and things I’ve been trying hard to find out.
I think most scholars would say this is dubious but maybe acceptable depending on what the context is. I’ve come across mixed reactions when I’ve explained NI’s model
Its unideal and pretty uncommon—the vast majority of zakat is cash, and in rare cases its emergency supplies like food, water, and medical supplies in disaster regions.
I haven’t asked this question specifically to anybody (because I hadn’t really considered it as an option) but my intuition from all the other discussions about recipient eligibility would lead me to think that this would generally not be certified as zakat-compliant by a mainstream org.