My parents want our extended family to pool our zakat money and distribute it together as a family unit, but my cousins and I have different ideas about who deserves help and we're uncomfortable with the group decision-making process. The family meetings about this are becoming tense and political in ways that feel wrong for what should be about charity.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're learning that combining individual religious obligations with group dynamics can transform sacred duty into family politics.
“Where Are You with Zakat — Islamic charitable giving as financial system?”
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