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It is permissible for a person who wants to go to ‘Umrah to be sponsored and
funded with Zakat money. This Zakat money is part of the category โ for the sake of
Allahโ. Prophet Muhammad (๏ทบ) says: โHajj and Umrah are for Allahโs sake,โ narrated
by Al-Hakem and corrected and agreed upon by Al-Albany.
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Those who spend their wealth in charity day and night, secretly and openlyโtheir reward is with their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.”
– The Holy Quran 2:274
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