Spending all or some of the Zakah on renting a place for performing Salah

Q: Muslims in Tokyo do not have even one Masjid (mosque), so they offer the Jumu`ah (Friday) Prayer in a small place that serves as a temporary Masjid. They perform the Two `Eid Prayers - `Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking the Fast) and `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice) - in a more spacious area for which they pay very high rent that donations from Muslims does not meet. (Part No. 8; Page No. 415) In this case, is it permissible to use any money remaining from Zakah (obligatory charity) to pay the rental for the place for the Two `Eid Prayers? Some claim that this is permissible as it serves the interests of Muslims, while others maintain that this is not permissible; what is the opinion of Your Eminence? We hope Your Eminence can explain this matter to us in detail, supporting your opinion with the evidence from the Book (the Ever-Glorious Qur'an) and the Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet), may Allah reward you with the best! As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)

A: It is not permissible to pay an portion of Zakah to rent a place for offering Salah (Prayer), for this is not one of the categories of Zakah recipients mentioned in Allah's Saying: As-Sadaqât (here it means Zakât) are only for the Fuqarâ’ (poor), and the Masâkin (needy) and those employed to collect (the funds), and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islâm), and to free the captives, and for those in debt, and for Allâh’s Cause, and for the wayfarer (a traveller who is cut off from everything) As for His Saying: ...and for Allâh’s Cause , it refers to Jihad (fighting/striving in the Cause of Allah) according to the majority of scholars.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.