What can Zakaah be used for?

Q: What can Zakaah be used for?

A: Zakaah may be used to fulfill the debts of poor (who are eligible for zakaah), paying their light accounts, rental, rates, etc.; one may purchase clothing with zakaah money and distribute among the poor; food may be purchased with zakaah funds, raw or cooked and given to the poor; one may buy books with zakaah and hand these over to the poor; one may pay the burial expenses of poor people with zakaah; zakaah may be used to settle school or madresa fees of poor children.
Zakaah cannot be donated to a Musjid or madresa to be used for the building thereof. If zakaah is given to a madresa, the principal or authorities may utilize it for the expenses of poor students, not for building or equipment.