Donate to Palestine
Donate to Palestine: zakat for Palestine, given so it counts
Zakat has its own rules: who receives it and how it is kept. Follow them and your zakat reaches families in Palestine as zakat.
Can you give zakat for Palestine?
Yes, to people there whom zakat is for, such as the poor and the needy (Quran 9:60), through an organisation with a separate zakat fund.
Some scholars prefer zakat spent where it was collected: see at home or abroad.
DonateOpenly lists ways to give to Gaza, each one shown in the open. Thinking of a charity? Check your charity on DonateOpenly first.
Give zakat for Palestine in four steps
- Work out what you owe: one-fortieth of wealth above the nisab held for a lunar year (Sahih al-Bukhari 1454). Muslims Around the World has a calculator.
- Choose an organisation with a zakat fund working in Palestine.
- Say that it is zakat when you give.
- Keep the receipt for next year’s sum.
Who in Palestine can receive zakat
The poor
Little or nothing to live on (Quran 9:60).
The needy
Income that no longer covers food, shelter or medicine (Quran 9:60).
People in debt
Unable to repay what they borrowed to live (Quran 9:60).
Orphans in need
They receive it as the poor do (Quran 9:60), not for being orphans alone.
Ways to donate to Palestine: zakat or sadaqah
Donate to Palestine with zakat
One-fortieth of zakatable wealth, for the eight groups of Quran 9:60.
Donate to Palestine with sadaqah
Any amount, at any time, for anyone in need.
Donate to Palestine every month
A regular gift lets aid be planned ahead.
Questions about zakat for Palestine
Can I send zakat for Palestine straight to a family I know?
You can, if they are among those zakat is for (Quran 9:60) and it reaches them safely. You need not tell them it is zakat: actions count by their intentions (Sahih al-Bukhari 1).
Can zakat al-fitr go to Palestine?
Many organisations collect it. It must reach the poor before the Eid prayer (Sahih al-Bukhari 1509), so hand it over early.
Is it safe to donate to Palestine?
Yes, through a registered charity: find it on the Charity Commission register, read its zakat policy, go through the six checks and see how Muslim charities compare.