Ayat

In fact the sadaqat (Zakah) collection is for
1) the poor,
2) the helpless, the needy
3) those employed to administer the funds,
4) those whose hearts need to be won over to the truth,
5) ransoming the captives,
6) helping the destitute,
7) in the Way of Allah
8) for the wayfarer.
That is a duty enjoined by Allah; and Allah is All-Knowledgeable, Wise. (At-Tauba,60)

 

From: Muhammad Zaeem Khan