Zakat Giving to Non-Muslims Muftis’ Attitudes in Arab and Non-Arab Countries

• Published in: Journal of Muslim philanthropy & civil society Vol. 5; no. 2
• Main Authors: Marwan Abu-Ghazaleh Mahajneh, Greenspan, Itay, Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bloomington Indiana University Press 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Beneficiaries; Content analysis; Contours; Islam; Islamic countries; Muslims; Non-Muslims; Nonprofit organizations; Pandemics; Philanthropy; Religion; Sermons; Theology; Arab countries

A heated cultural and religious debate endures in the Muslim world around the question of whether Islamic theology allows for giving religious philanthropy to non-Muslims, as individuals or nonprofit organizations. The debate pertains especially to the practice of zakat, which considered to be a rel...