Sheikh, should I stop donating money and save it to pay off debts even if the debt is too big.

Charity, Loans
29 Nov

ANSWER: Clearing your debt is more important than giving charity.   

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By Allah’s grace I regularly give certain amount in charity from monthly salary, so can I combine the intention of giving charity (in the same charity amount) on behalf of my deceased father and father in law?

Charity
24 Nov

ANSWER: Yes you can and the reward will be shared between the two.

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Honourable sheikh,I intended to give some money in a mosque,then I heard that it’s better to give charity to the needy relatives.Now,can I give that money to my uncle and my grandmother as they are not solvent though I intended to give it to mosque.Is this ok to give them?

Charity, Oaths
24 Sep

ANSWER: If you just intended it without vowing it verbally, you can change your intention.

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I donate my charity in south east asia where everyone practices some kind of bidah. Will i be sinful for donating in making masjid or sponsoring an orphan from there?

Charity, Halal/Haram Matters, Sects
02 Sep

ANSWER: You must not donate to Masjids and islamic institutions that follow innovations and corrupt aqeedah as this would be collaborating and assisting in haram. It is best for you to sponsor an Imam who would revive the sunnah there and ensure that he spreads the correct teachings of Islam. 

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Sheikh, how much property can i give in charity? I have offsprings. Is there any limit that i can give in charity?

Charity
04 Aug

ANSWER: There is no limit!  As long as you make sure your dependents would be secure and won’t be begging people after you are gone, you can give in charity as much as you want as this is something voluntary and not obligatory.

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I am a student. My parents send me money so can I use that money to give charity? Will I be rewarded for that since that’s not my money?

Charity
05 May

ANSWER: The money belongs to you once they send it to you as your expenditure or as pocket money. You can give charity from it and you would be rewarded for it.   

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We have a young male servant employed at our home . Since the corona lock down we have not asked him to do any work for us. We sent him home but are still paying his wages in full. It has been a month now and we do not intend to cut his salary at all. Will this salary be counted in Sadqat

Charity
15 Apr

ANSWER: This can be counted as Sadaqah if you intended that.

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I have many friends who travel to poor countries for charity work to distributed aid. This is mixed however they have the best intentions. I would really like to go as this would be life changing for me however there will be times where we would have to share vehicles with the opposite sex and also travel together. I feel like I’m not doing enough and want to go.

Charity, Halal/Haram Matters
05 Mar

ANSWER: It is totally prohibited for a woman to take part in such so called charity which includes many sins such as free mixing and traveling without a mahram.

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I am living in Dubai, here the Federal Law considers Begging as a crime, due to which I avoid giving money to poor thinking of I might get in trouble. Later I feel guilty for not helping them out. How do I cope up with this ?

Charity
07 Feb

ANSWER: You should not give to them as most of them are professional beggars.  If you have money, there are the Rohingya in Myanmar, the Syrian refugees in Jordan and turkey and there are dawah tv channels such as Zad tv and Huda tv who would invest your money in continuous charity that would reach […]

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Dear sheikh, is this authentic hadith – Blocking the door for evil, The Messenger of Allah (SAW) has said: “Charity blocks seventy doorways to evil.” (Biharul Anwar: Volume 94, Page 132)

Charity, Sects
23 Nov

ANSWER: This is not authentic and the reference book is not authentic either as it is a Shia book.

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