Now that Ramadhaan is here, there will be many organizations soliciting for Zakaat funds.

Answer

You have to investigate the organizations collecting Zakaat. We have found most of these Zakaat-collecting bodies to be khaa-in (abusers of amaanat). One prominent Ulama organization is sitting on R25 million Zakaat, treating it like private property thereby fulfilling the prediction of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Among the Signs of Qiyaamah is that Zakaat will be treated like private wealth. They make food hampers and advertise in glossy brochures with haraam pictures how they are doling out food parcels to the poor as if they are feeding dogs with their own pocket money. Every little insignificant act of charity is proclaimed from the rooftops by these organizations which collect funds for worldly objectives. But, what they are distributing is a small portion of what they are collecting. Visit their offices and see the luxury.

They run their luxury offices and pay themselves fat haraam 'salaries' from the Zakaat which is the Haqq of the Fuqara and Masaakeen. Therefore, satisfy yourself properly before entrusting Zakaat to these scoundrel organizations.

The Ulama body sitting on R25 million does not discuss this aspect at even its annual general meeting. The conglomeration of other molvis at the meeting does not even query this because most of them are not even aware of it.