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Paying Zakah as taxes

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Is it permissible to file the charity (Zakah) as a tax deduction (Contribution) in order to receive tax credit for a tax refund?

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Working for a Government Agency whose Wages are Paid from Taxes

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Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

As for paying Zakah as a form tax deduction to a government, we state that such an action is not sufficient for Zakah, since Zakah is a Divine obligation that should be taken from one's property; channels of spending it are specified in the Qur'an and cannot be spent in other channels. In addition, paying it according to tax deduction system helps one protect one's property from obligatory tax that he/she has to pay by any means. So, this is not permissible even though taxes are taken unjustly.
Allah knows best.

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Paying Zakah as taxes

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Related Fatwa

Ruling on implementing taxes

Kinds of taxes

Working for a Government Agency whose Wages are Paid from Taxes

Working as a Tax Adviser for Someone whose Income is Haram or Mixed

Claiming Tax Return When the Income Is Mixed Between Lawful and Unlawful

Work in a Government that Imposes Taxes

Lying To Evade Paying V.A.T

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