Effective May 13, 2026. Last updated September 13, 2026.
Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. It has specific recipients and conditions defined in the Quran and Sunnah. Fotoh, Inc. takes zakat seriously and is careful to never accept zakat for purposes that do not meet sharia conditions.
When you buy a Fotoh Hub, Mushaf Cover, drone, or any product from the Fotoh Store, that is a commercial purchase. It is not zakat-eligible. The hardware belongs to you (or to the masjid you sponsor), and Fotoh, Inc. provides the product in exchange for payment.
When you sponsor a masjid Hub through fotohinc.com, you are buying hardware from a for-profit company, Fotoh, Inc., which deploys it to a masjid. It is NOT zakat under most scholars' rulings, because:
A sponsorship is a purchase, and it should not be entered as zakat in your annual zakat accounting. Fotoh issues no tax documents and promises no deductibility of any kind.
qardon.org is the place where a waqf is recorded and an interest-free qard hasan is arranged. It is a technology of Fotoh, Inc. — not a separate entity, not a nonprofit, not a 501(c)(3), and it will not seek that status. It records; it does not hold and does not own. Money never passes through a Fotoh bank account — it moves between the people's own accounts, each in that person's own name. Fotoh issues no tax documents and promises no deductibility of any kind.
There is no zakat channel on any Fotoh surface today. Whether a particular act of giving discharges a zakat obligation is a question of fiqh for your own scholar, not a claim this company makes.
The founder of Fotoh, Awwad Al-Habli, holds a two-year Sharia diploma from Zad Academy and consults with practicing scholars on every consequential financial decision in the ecosystem. No zakat-eligible giving channel is open on any Fotoh surface today, and Fotoh holds no one's money.
If you are unsure whether a specific intended gift is zakat-eligible, email zakat@fotohinc.com. We will route the question to a qualified mufti.
Allah knows best.