Collection of Zakat on Commission

This has become prevalent among the majority of religious institutions and other organisations in India to appoint representatives to collect Zakat from people on their behalf in the process of fund raising. In the Fifth Seminar of the Academy the matter was discussed at length and the following decisions was made.

13.1 The issue of the collection of Zakat on the basis of commission was put to deliberations and it was resolved that the collection of Zakat on payment of commission to the collector is not permissible.