Giving your Zakat to Palestine brings reward and blessing
When you give your Zakat to Palestine, the blessing of giving Zakat joins the blessing of the holy land, and you earn a double reward.
The Eight Categories of Zakat
Scholars affirm that all eight categories of Zakat are present in Palestine.
We distribute Zakat strictly within its prescribed categories, as stated in the words of Allah Almighty: ﴿إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ﴾ At-Tawbah: 60.
Most of the eight categories mentioned in verse 60 of Surat At-Tawbah are present among the people of Palestine, and Al-Quds in particular; every effort must be made, by all means, to support the people of Al-Quds in remaining steadfast on their land.
Paying Zakat early for Palestine is both necessary and important
The Prophet (peace be upon him) permitted Al-Abbas to pay his Zakat early. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Umar: 'We took Al-Abbas's Zakat for this year in the previous year.' Most scholars hold that paying Zakat early is permissible, from one month up to more than two years.
The need to bring Zakat forward for Palestine
Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, Mufti of Al-Aqsa Mosque, issued a fatwa on the necessity of expediting Zakat for the people of Palestine especially Al-Quds and Gaza given the urgent need afflicting the poor and needy due to the city's suffering, ongoing for more than seven decades.
