I give my zakat to the same mosque every year because it's easy, but I keep seeing homeless people on my way to work and wondering if my money would actually help more if I gave it directly to them.
More people experience this than they realize.
The tension between convenient compliance and authentic compassion reveals questions about the purpose of obligation.
“Where Are You with Zakat — Islamic charitable giving as financial system?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.