He said that the Zakat Fund Department at the Ministry of Endowments is a government agency to which the law has assigned the jurisdiction to collect Zakat funds, and to pay them to those entitled inside Qatar who meet the conditions of legitimate banks. He explained that the fund performs the duty of inviting the community to give charity and sacrifice, and spreads the jurisprudence of Zakat through conducting media campaigns, organising specialised scientific and jurisprudence courses, and regular courses for calculating corporate Zakat to disseminate Zakat culture among economists in Qatar and abroad.
He pointed out that the fund includes qualified cadres to conduct social and field research in order to deliver aid to those who deserve it. The Mali minister expressed his desire for co-operation between the ministries of the two countries in order to exchange experiences on collecting and distributing Zakat.