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Digital Parenting Toolkit

The Family and Youth Institute has prepared this Digital Parenting Toolkit to give you practical tips on how to have...

Blended Family and Step-Parenting Tips

Since many remarriages include children from previous relationships, blended families or stepfamilies are more common than ever. When families “blend”,...

A Basic Guide to Digital Parenting (infographic)

Co-parenting Tips for Divorced Parents

Co-parenting after a split is rarely easy, especially if you have a contentious relationship with your ex-partner. You may be...

12 Mistakes of Modern-Day Parenting (infographic)

A Basic Guide to Digital Parenting (infographic)

16 Tips for Drama-Free Parenting

by Laura Markham, PhD, Contributor to Family & Parenting on AllThingsHealing.com Parents often ask me how to get along with...

5 Parenting Strategies to Develop a Growth Mindset

http://imaginationsoup.net/2014/09/17/help-child-unmotivated-growth-fixed-mindset/ I have a daughter who dislikes challenges. She’d rather give up than persevere. This is probably hugely affected by her sensory...

Parenting Today Alone

Problems of Parenting Alone Many of the problems that single parents have are the same as those for two-parent families....

What’s Wrong with Strict Parenting?

Research shows that most people think strict parenting produces better-behaved kids. However, research studies on discipline consistently show that strict,...

Co-Parenting Tips for Divorced Parents: Making Joint Custody Work After a Separation or Divorce

Co-parenting amicably with your ex can give your children stability and close relationships with both parents—but it’s rarely easy. Putting...

14 Tips for Parenting in Public

“How many times have you felt forced/nudged/shamed/coerced into parenting in a way you don’t usually because you were in a...

Zakat eligibility of The FYI

The Family & Youth Institute, or The FYI, is a well-known Muslim organization in the United States. It works to promote mental health and wellness by strengthening and empowering individuals, families, and communities through research and education. It has been working for many years to bring Islamic perspectives to understanding and promoting mental health in our communities.

It is dedicated to serving and supporting Muslims – safeguarding our deen, our families, and our future generations. Therefore, the work of The FYI comes in the category of ‘fi sabeelillah’ or the Path of Allah, within the eight categories where Zakat money can be used.

Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed for it 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.”
(Al-Tawbah 9:60)

According to scholars who widen the meaning of fee sabeelillah to include any activities that promote Islamic growth, The FYI is indeed eligible to receive part of the Zakat funds for its programs and services. I urge Muslims in America to support this organization through their donations, general charity, and through their Zakat. I ask Allah swt to strengthen and guide The FYI to continue its good work in supporting Muslims.

Shaikh Ali Suleiman Ali, PhD

About Shaikh Ali

Sh. Ali Suleiman Ali was born in Ghana where he spent his childhood studying with various Muslim scholars. He then moved to Saudi Arabia and enrolled in the Islamic University of Madina.  He graduated with a degree in both Arabic and Islamic Studies. Dr. Ali went on to complete his Ph.D. in Islamic Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Sh. Ali serves on the Advisory Council of The Family & Youth Institute. He is the Senior Imam and Director of the Muslim Community of Western Suburbs in Canton, Michigan. Additionally, he serves as the Director of Muslim Family Services in Detroit and is a council member of the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA). He is also a member of the North American Imams Federation (NAIF) and the Association of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA).