Doha, January 25 (QNA) – The Zakat Affairs Department of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) has announced that the total assistance provided to beneficiaries in Qatar in 2024 was 212,237,868 million Qatari riyals and thousands of Qataris.・It was announced that it would reach the riyal. Percentage of beneficiaries within Qatar who benefited from it.
Mr. Awqaf said in a statement today that these efforts are based on approved regulations, laws, mechanisms and affirmation of the regime’s keenness to direct Zakat funds to beneficiaries in accordance with Sharia banking as set out in the Holy Quran. said.
Meanwhile, Malala Abdul Rahman Al Jaber, director of Awqaf’s Zakat Affairs Department, said that donors entrust the Zakat Affairs Department to provide the Zakat funds they pay on their behalf, so the department does not provide support. He acknowledged that he is working diligently to investigate and research the request. According to the legitimate bank, it will be provided to beneficiaries of needy households in Qatar.
He said the Ministry, through its Zakat Expenditure Section, will provide assistance by verifying the validity of the data and documents provided, conducting office and field investigations, and confirming eligibility for assistance. He explained that he was investigating the eligibility of those who applied. To ensure that Zakat funds reach the beneficiaries.
He pointed out that the Ministry of Zakat Affairs has the largest database of recipients in Qatar, with approximately 30,000 files.
He said that the Ministry of Zakat Affairs provides easy and secure means of collecting Zakat funds from individuals and businesses throughout the year, including collection offices, smart applications, websites, quick collections, and ATMs. To facilitate Zakat payers to perform Zakat.
Mr. Al Jaber emphasized the importance of Zakat as a fundamental pillar of Islam and its role in achieving social solidarity and alleviating the suffering of poor families, stating that Zakat is not an economic worship. He pointed out that it represents a way to achieve balance in society, without being limited to. A society that purifies your mind and money, and brings fulfillment to your life.
Mohammad Hassan Al Tamimi, Head of the Ministry’s Zakat Expenditure Section, explained that the assistance provided varies between: Financial assistance: regular and lump sum assistance, tuition compensation, and caregivers. Includes support, therapeutic assistance, and medical assistance. Kind support: seasonal Zakat al-Fitr and charity baskets.
He emphasized that the Ministry of Zakat Affairs is committed to disbursing 100 percent of Zakat funds within Qatar, adding that applications for assistance are made electronically through the ministry’s application and website, and applications for assistance must be submitted in writing. He emphasized the need to go through precise steps such as confirmation and social surveys. To ensure delivery to beneficiaries, forensic audits, field investigations, aid committee approvals and disbursement approvals are required.
Regarding the mechanism by which the Zakat Office accepts applicants for assistance, he said that applications for assistance are made electronically through the agency’s application on smart devices or through the agency’s website, and once the agency receives a request for assistance, He said supporting documents would be attached. After the application is considered and its completeness checked, the application is forwarded to a social researcher who conducts a desk investigation and, after contacting the case requesting assistance, prepares a detailed report.
He added that the application will be forwarded electronically to check the file, report and all attachments, which will then be forwarded to the competent committee. Considers the application, the social investigator’s report, the approval for assistance after forwarding it to the forensic researcher and expresses a forensic opinion on the assistance eligibility of the case in accordance with legal banks and approved regulations. The file is in the process of being transferred to the collection department and zakat account for disbursing assistance to the beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Ahmed Al Said, Head of Collection and Zakat Accounts of the Zakat Fund, said that the total financial assistance provided amounted to QAR 192,717,813 million, and in-kind assistance amounted to QAR 19,520,055,000. said that it had been reached.
He emphasized that the Department of Zakat Affairs disburses the entire amount of Zakat collected to beneficiaries without making any administrative deductions to employees, stating that Zakat has a huge positive impact on individuals and society. asked individuals to fulfill their Zakat obligations in order to provide
He added that there are multiple channels for the recovery of Zakat funds. These include the application of Zakat Affairs Bureau to smart devices, collection offices and points scattered across the country and in markets and commercial establishments, the ministry’s website, and Zakat payments. Zakat payment through ATMs of Qatar Islamic Bank, equipment of General Directorate of Endowments, banking departments (Qatar Islamic Bank, International Islamic Bank, Dukhan Bank, Al Rayyan Bank) and express collection service by telephone number: (55199990 -55199996 ) . (QNA)
