Use this checklist to complete the seven documentation categories your charity needs before collecting Zakat: governance, Shariah oversight, segregated accounting, eligible beneficiaries, distribution timelines, donor reporting, and independent review. Each category maps to AAOIFI and Muslim Charities Forum standards so your board and donors can see your charity is ready before Ramadan.
“Most Zakat funds are not lost to bad intentions. They are lost to weak documentation: unsegregated accounts, undated disbursement records, and no written cause-alignment rationale a scholar can review.”
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7 documentation categories scholars and grantors ask for
Cause-alignment templates for Zakat, Sadaqah, and Waqf
Pre-Ramadan readiness timeline you can share with your board
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AAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 35 sets the international baseline for Zakah governance, calculation, and distribution.
AAOIFI, Shariah Standard No. 35: ZakahMuslim Charities Forum standards are used by UK faith-based charities to demonstrate accountable fundraising.
Muslim Charities Forum, Standards for Faith-Based FundraisingAl-Qaradawi's Fiqh al-Zakah explains the tamlik principle and the immediacy of Zakat distribution.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Fiqh al-ZakahIU's Muslim Philanthropy Initiative tracks donor confidence and reporting expectations in Muslim giving.
IU Lilly Family School, Muslim Philanthropy InitiativeAny charity that collects Zakat, Sadaqah, or Waqf and wants to show donors and scholars that its governance, accounting, and distribution practices meet recognised standards.
No. It references internationally recognised standards, including AAOIFI and the Muslim Charities Forum framework, so charities in Canada, the UK, the US, and elsewhere can adapt it to local regulations.
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