Quiz 5 – Zakat case study – the scope of “in the path of God” (fisibilillah)Quiz 5 –

By Firzana Malik / 25/10/2024

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In legal texts “fisibilillah” almost always refers to jihad
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The eight categories of zakat recipients overlap in that some contain common factors such as poverty
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The majority of scholars consider that projects promoting islam can be included under the term “fisibilillah” and therefore are eligible to receive zakat
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Which of the following is a proof used by scholars who interpret “fisibilillah” as meaning all good acts ?
- The original meaning of “fisibilillah” comes from the root word 'sabil' meaning good or beneficial
- In shariah “fisibilillah” almost always refers to good acts in general
- The eight categories of zakat recipients overlap with common factors such as poverty, therefore the Quran mentions the eight categories rhetorically rather than literally intending to restrict zakat to only these categories
- Giving zakat funds for the communal good, such as building roads, was widespread among the salaf, whereas restricting “fisibilillah” to jihad only became common in later generations during periods of widespread military campaigns
- The restriction of zakat to the eight categories in the early muslim community were abrogated by later Quranic verses extending “fisibilillah” to all good acts as the wealth and zakat funds of the muslim community increased
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Which of the following is an argument used by scholars who extend “fisibilillah” to include all forms of promoting islam, but not including all good acts in general
- Actions are by intentions, therefore one can give zakat to projects promoting islam by non-military means as long as one's intention is that one is giving the zakat for military jihad
- The majority of scholars throughout islamic history have have included promoting islam within “fisibilillah”. Restricting “fisibilillah” to military jihad has only occurred more recently due to high cost of modern military campaigns
- By analogy, in that those engaged in promoting islam for the state are similar to state zakat collectors who are eligible to receive zakat
- In current times, especially for muslims living in non-muslim lands, it is necessary to extend “fisibilillah” to meaning 'jihad' that protects islam in more ways than just militarily
- The salaf did not differentiate between using zakat funds for defending the faith by military means or by non-military means
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The report that the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave zakat as blood money to the family of a murdered man is used as evidence by scholars who say “fisibilillah” refers to all good acts. Which of the following is used as a counter argument by scholars who disagree with this?
- The hadith has a break in the isnad
- The report is relating the actions of one of the companions and not the Prophet (peace be upon him)
- In the early muslim community zakat was used to pay blood money and this hadith is a report from that period. This practice subsequently ended when Quranic verses were revealed in which the eight categories of eligible zakat recipients were specified
- It was initially permissible to use zakat for blood money, however, the practice of giving blood money was subsequently prohibited by the 4 schools of law, therefore this hadith can no longer be applied in practice as the reason no longer remains
- The money was most probably not actually given from zakat funds
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