QUESTION: I’ve been saving money for Sadaqah for the past few months, intending to donate it to a good cause or someone in need. Can I use it to buy a Tafseer book for myself, and would it still count as Sadaqah, since I’ll benefit from the Islamic knowledge?
QUESTION: I’ve been saving money for Sadaqah for the past few months, intending to donate it to a good cause or someone in need. Can I use it to buy a Tafseer book for myself, and would it still count as Sadaqah, since I’ll benefit from the Islamic knowledge?
13Oct
ANSWER:
If you are saving it with such intention without any commitment, this is your money and you can still buy with it whatever you want.
But if you committed yourself for charity as if you took an oath or a vow, you can’t utilize it except in charity and buying such books is not charity!
QUESTION: I’ve been saving money for Sadaqah for the past few months, intending to donate it to a good cause or someone in need. Can I use it to buy a Tafseer book for myself, and would it still count as Sadaqah, since I’ll benefit from the Islamic knowledge?