Zakat is defined in Islamic Sacred Law (sharia) as "the name for a particular amount of property that must be payed to certain kinds of recipients under the conditions (specified in sharia)."

Zakat is also one of the five pillars of Islam.

According to Islamic sharia, "Zakat is obligatory for every free Muslim (male, female, adult, or child) who has possessed a zakat-payable amount for one lunar year."

Sura (Chapter) 9 in the Koran is the "sura of the sword."

Verse 9:60 states:  "Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect zakah and for bringing hearts together for Islam and for freeing captives or slaves and for those in debt and for the cause of Allah and for the stranded traveler - an obligation imposed by Allah . And Allah is Knowing and Wise."

From this Koranic verse, sharia declares:  "It is obligatory to distribute one's zakat among eight categories of recipients - meaning that zakat goes to none besides them, one-eighth of the zakat to each category."

Sharia states the eight (8) categories are:  (1) the poor; (2) those short of money; (3) zakat workers; (4) those whose hearts are to be reconciled; (5) those purchasing their freedom; (6) those in debt; (7) those fighting for allah; (8) travellers needing money.

Specifically, category 7 is defined in sharia as:

" Those Fighting for Allah.  The seventh category is those fighting for Allah, meaning  people engaged in Islamic military operations for whom no salary has been allotted in the army roster, but who are volunteers for jihad without remuneration. They are given enough to suffice them for the operation, even if affluent; of weapons, mounts, clothing, and expenses for the duration of the journey, round trip, and the time they spend there, even if prolonged."

[Um dat al Salik, Book H Zakat, H8.17]

This means that all sharia compliant Islamic organizations in America which accept Zakat payments, must send 1/8 of all the money they collect to support jihad.

Paying zakat that supports jihad is a violation of U.S. law because it necessarily is "material support for terrorism."

This is why some of the largest and most prominent Islamic charities have been identified by the U.S. government as funding "terrorism" (jihad).  It is a command from allah.

Every law enforcement agency in the United States has probable cause  right now that all Islamic organizations in their jurisdiction which receive zakat payments are in violation of the law and are materially supporting terrorism.

As a matter of fact,  CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) stated on their website it  gives 100% of their zakat to category 7 (the "cause of allah" / "fisabilillah") - jihad/"terrorism."  Why wouldn't they?  They are Hamas after all.

On another note,  President Obama publicly stated "That's why I am committed to working with American muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat."

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