Sponsor a child whose parents cannot afford to pay the school fees.
- Annual school fees per child - $3300.00
- Offer a full or partial scholarship
- Your Zakaah can be paid towards this fund
“Alms are for the poor, the needy, those employed to administer (the funds), those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled (to truth), those in bondage, those in debt (due to a calamity), in the cause of Allah, and for the wayfarer; thus it is ordained by Allah and Allah is All-Knower, Wise.” (Quran 9:60)
Zakaah is a duty imposed by Allah on every Muslim man and woman. This verse from the Quran tells us that one way Zakaah should be spent is “for the cause of Allah”.
Dr. Jamal Badawi has stated, Traditionally, “for the cause of Allah” has been interpreted narrowly to mean one aspect of Jihad – Jihad in the battlefield in self-defense or against oppression. But Jihad is a broad concept, which includes the defense of Islam in the intellectual sphere, through the media as well as other Da’wah efforts.”
Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi writes, “Jihad can be with the pen and the tongue just as it can be with the sword and the spear. Islamic Jihad is not limited to military efforts only; it extends beyond this, including several means that Muslims need to utilize now more than ever.
Therefore, Zakaah dedicated to the cause of Allah must be directed and channeled toward other means of Jihad, including education, Da'wah, the media, and other activities, provided that such endeavors are purely Islamic and not contaminated with the spirit of patriotic, nationalistic, cultural or ethnic motivation.”
Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi (President of ISNA) writes, “In the cause of Allah generally was interpreted as struggle (Jihad) in the way of Allah, and so many jurists restricted Zakaah for this purpose. Muslim jurists also say that Allah used li-al-furqara’ wa al-masakin (for the poor and needy), and here the lam (for) means tamlik (possession). Thus the poor and needy should be made owners of this money (tamlik al-Zakaah). Since in public and social welfare projects no one becomes the owner, Zakaah should not be used for this purpose.
Other present-day jurists say that in the cause of Allah is a broad category and should not be restricted to Jihad. It is a general term and should be applied wherever there is a need to serve Islam and Muslims. Such scholars as Muhammad ‘Abduh, Rashid Rida, Maulana Mawdudi, Amin Ahsan Islahi and Yusuf al-Qaradawi, as well as some Fatwa organizations in Kuwait and Egypt, allow Zakaah to be used for Da'wah and public welfare programs. They say that for the poor and needy can mean for the benefit of the poor and needy. Also later in the same verse in the cause of Allah is used and does not imply possession. Modern jurists argue that previous Muslim governments built Mosques and schools and financed public welfare projects. This has become rare, and many Muslims live in areas where there are no Muslim governments. Furthermore, the people’s financial needs have become so enormous and diverse that earlier rules and restrictions cannot be applied fully and may not be useful in every place.”
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