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Can I use my zakat money to help build a Masjid?

According to the overwhelming majority of scholars, zakat cannot be used to build a Masjid. Although building a Masjid is a virtuous act of charity, it is not one of the eight zakat eligible recipients mentioned in the Qur’an.

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