Can Zakat Be Given To Non-Muslims?
“ for those whose hearts are to be reconciled [to the truth] ” cannot be applied to only non-muslims inclined towards Islam. It can also be applied to newly converted Muslims , Muslims who have had suffered a lot of hardship because of their religion ( Islam ) . Infact there can be many other scenarios which can fall in this head with changed time and circumstances. Therefore, the nature of this expenditure is poltitical, whose application w.r.t different circumstances is to be decided by the state.