ولا يبنى بها مسجد
Translation: A mosque is not built from zakat funds.
Building a mosque is a good act, but the arrangement described does not transfer zakat property to an eligible individual. Thus the manual excludes direct mosque construction from obligatory zakat disbursement.
Voluntary donations for construction are a different category.
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Who May Receive Zakat: Eligible and Ineligible Recipients
ولا يبنى بها مسجد
Translation: A mosque is not built from zakat funds.
Building a mosque is a good act, but the arrangement described does not transfer zakat property to an eligible individual. Thus the manual excludes direct mosque construction from obligatory zakat disbursement.
Voluntary donations for construction are a different category.