Following several requests from donors interested to devote their Zakat el Fitr to refugees and IDPs, UNHCR reached out in April 2021 to Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy to enquire about the permissibility of distribution Zakat el Fitr, in cash, to eligible refugees and IDPs. 100% of the funds raised would be distributed directly to beneficiaries.
Al Azhar Islamic Research Academy
The Fatwa Council of Tareem
The Fatwa Council of Tareem is located in Hadramaut, Yemen. Hadramaut has been a major center for scholarship for over...
Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy
The university-mosque of Al-Azhar, situated in Cairo, Egypt, is the foremost center of religious learning in the Muslim world and...
Senior Scholars’ Council of Morocco
The Senior Scholars’ Council of Morocco is the highest official religious authority in Morocco, which includes a fatwa council. Their...