QUESTION: I decided to give my 30% salary in the path of Allah like giving money to Masajid or to help those who struggles in the way of Allah. I live with my family, my father face difficulties in paying rent and bills every month, I gives him some money, If I give that 30% also to him , Would it consider be the same or not

Charity, Oaths
26 Jul

ANSWER: If you made a vow to pay 30% of your income in means of charity, you can’t give any of it to your parents, your wife or your children.  But if you did not make a vow or utter it, rather this was just an intention between you and yourself, you can give your […]

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QUESTION: I give charity and like doing good things because of instinct rather than always thinking I’m doing this for the sake of Allah? Does that result in lesser rewards? How do you advice changing this kind of mindset?

Charity, Other
26 May

ANSWER: You won’t be rewarded for it if you don’t have the prior intention of doing this for the sake of Allah to gain rewards!

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QUESTION: Sheikh, is it allowed to disburse interest money from savings account to a relative (Zakaat eligible) who are already in economic hardship and lost jobs?

Charity, Riba, Zakat
28 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible providing they are not your parents, children or spouses.

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QUESTION: Will i get reward too if i morally support my husband in good deeds like he donated money for masjid or for water plant?

Charity, Kind Treatment of Spouses
23 Apr

ANSWER: If you encourage him to do good deeds, you will get rewarded.

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QUESTION: If i give someone fortress of muslims. Will it be considered as sadqa e jariya as long as they are benifitted. Will i get rewarded?

Charity
11 Mar

ANSWER: Yes, in sha Allah.

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QUESTION: If i give someone book The sealed nectar. Is it going to be ongoing charity for me?

Charity
17 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, in sha Allah.  As long as people would benefit from it, you will be rewarded.

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QUESTION: If the father or mother is alive can I give sadqa/donate certain amount of money to built the masjid in their name on behalf of my parents? Will they get rewards alive and even after they are dead ?

Charity, Fiqh of the family
13 Feb

ANSWER: Yes to both questions. 

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QUESTION: If a Non-muslim organisation is funding any masjid on the name of Non-muslim…can we take that funding or not… Is it permissible???

Charity, Religions, Rulings on mosques
26 Jan

ANSWER: This is permissible to take it from them

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QUESTION: Is it okay to say ‘on behalf of my father’ in mind or lowering the voice when I give someone anything for my dead father?

Charity, Fiqh of the family
25 Nov

ANSWER: No need to say that as what counts is your intention in your heart that only Allah knows about. 

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QUESTION: Should I give charity to the family members who are not very poor but still struggling or to the mosques charity fund which is better?

Charity
04 Nov

ANSWER: You should give it to the one who is mostly in need of it.

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