Doha: The Zakat Fund at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs provided assistance worth over QR21.6m as part of the Fund’s support for more than 20,000 needy families last April.
The support included permanent aid and aid that are to be paid once as needed to the beneficiaries according to Shariah, adding that the Zakat Fund is the body entrusted with collecting the Zakat funds and distributing them to the beneficiaries who meet the requirements of the Shariah banks.
The Zakat Fund also stressed that it adopts social research procedures in office and field necessary for aid seekers, which are conducted by a team of male and female researchers with long experience in this field.
