QUESTION: Our ustadh has long taught our Islamic studies classes with sincerity, patience, and great dedication despite his busy schedule, and has recently refused any payment for his time and effort. We wish to gift him a sadaqah jariyah project, keeping it secret so he never knows, as a surprise for him on the Day of Judgment. Is it permissible to do this (sadaqa jariya) for someone who is still alive?

Charity
11 Aug

ANSWER: No problem. 

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QUESTION: If one begins charity purely for Allah but later grows attached due to the honor it brings—so much that leaving it (if he is said to do so) feels hard mainly because of that praise—does this spoil the intention? Should he quit the deed or fix the intention? Is consciously correcting intention accepted in Islam, or only those that begin instinctively for Allah’s sake?

Charity
01 Jul

ANSWER: He must keep renewing his intention for the sake of Allah otherwise his charity is not accepted, on the contrary he will be sinful for riya!

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QUESTION: If a small or large amount of money gets lost, my mother says, “Let it be counted as charity.” is this considered a valid form of charity, even though the intention was made after the money was lost??

Charity
19 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not charity

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QUESTION: Is it okay to give Sadaqah to an approved NGO that provides meals to homeless people, both Muslims and non-Muslims?

Charity, Zakat
04 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in general sadaqah, but you can’t give neither zakat nor expiation to them.

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QUESTION: Can voluntary donations replace the obligation of Zakat, meaning that one does not have to pay Zakat if they give enough in voluntary charity?

Charity, Zakat
04 Apr

ANSWER: Can one offer voluntary prayers and intend that it takes the place of Fard prayers?

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to give interest money to a care home for kidney and leukemia patients they also conduct iftar and i have gone for their iftar

Charity, Riba
03 Apr

ANSWER: No problem but you shouldn’t eat from that which you have given. 

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QUESTION: If I give charity to poor muslims for the purpose of asking Allah to heal my wife’s illness, can I pay that charity from my zakat money, or must that be sadaqa in addition to my zakat because I am asking for help.

Charity, Halal/Haram Matters
05 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in asking Allah while giving your zakat money. However, it would be more effective if you were to give charity that is not mandatory upon you to give. 

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QUESTION: Can i give the interest money to poor non-muslims in order to cleanse my wealth?

Charity, Riba
13 Feb

ANSWER: No problem  However, our poor Muslim brothers & sisters have rights upon us to take care of them first.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to give sadaqa from the money that my parents give me? I don’t earn it myself

Charity
29 Jan

ANSWER: No problem

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QUESTION: My husband gives sadqa (charity) from his salary not only for his parents, wife, and children but also for all his sisters’ children. However, this leaves him with insufficient money to run our household. Is this correct according to Islam? Please explain with reference to the Quran and Hadith.

Charity, Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses
03 Dec

ANSWER: No, he is accountable for providing for his wife and children as his priority and is sinful for neglecting them He should first fulfill obligations, then give extra charity if he can.

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