Re: Zakat to Non Muslims
thanks for the link and the detailed explanation. here is the translation that i found for Chapter9 Verse 60 online:
The Quranic Arabic Corpus - Translation
if we look at the translation from Sahih International:
“Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by Allah. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.”
can you highlight the part which instructs us that zakat should not be given to non muslims ? i think it is hidden somewhere in here “for bringing hearts together [for Islam]” but i do not fully understand the translation.
in your other post from the link you provided, you have mentioned this:
“It is preferred for Zakat to be paid first to relatives only if they fall within one of the eight categories mentioned above, then to the people of the same village, city or country and then people of other countries.”
can you explain how did you come to this conclusion ?