As Salamu Alaikum, Jazak Allahu Khayran for this article.
Wow, some people actually ask whether their tax dollars can be counted as zakat? This is hugely problematic - even for those who have no problem with concepts such as EZ and Z4D.
We do not know where our tax $ go, and not all tax $ go towards even EZ and Z4D concepts. In fact, a good chunk of our tax dollars go towards interest payments on debts, for large payments (profit) for corporations, and for US war efforts - including war against our Muslim brothers and sisters overseas (certainly not fee sabeel-lillahi).
Asalam alaikum,
Very well written and commendable.
Muslims need to go back to the Quran and Sunnah and not pay attention to fatwas by so called scholars who are available for personal gains.
Please suggest some ways of how to give zakat the right way and to who in US
Thanks.
As Salamu Alaikum, Jazak Allahu Khayran for this article.
Wow, some people actually ask whether their tax dollars can be counted as zakat? This is hugely problematic - even for those who have no problem with concepts such as EZ and Z4D.
We do not know where our tax $ go, and not all tax $ go towards even EZ and Z4D concepts. In fact, a good chunk of our tax dollars go towards interest payments on debts, for large payments (profit) for corporations, and for US war efforts - including war against our Muslim brothers and sisters overseas (certainly not fee sabeel-lillahi).
Anyone considering this; please, please reconsider...