Most of a man’s monthly income is paid for running his family, feeding parents and house rent. Do all of these are counted as charity if he seeks Allaah’s pleasure and acceptance?

Charity
16 Oct

ANSWER: Yes, all of these are considered charity.

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My mother is dead. If I give sadaqa for her, I will get the reward or not? Whenever I give sadaqa, I make intention in the heart that this is for my mother, is it rewardable for me?

Charity
13 Sep

ANSWER: The reward is for the one you intended it for! 

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You said if I do good deed out of good nature for example poor people , I give them good out of good nature because my heart saddens for them I won’t get as much reward if I done it also to please allah. If I do some deeds out of desperateness, compassion & that is all that is on my mine at that moment, if I go home & ask for full reward & intention of plessing allah will I get it?

Charity
12 Sep

ANSWER: No! It has to be prior to the action. 

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Who is eligible for sadqa ? Does feeding bird (food or water) is a form of sadqa?

Charity
09 Jul

ANSWER: 1. Poor and needy people are eligible for charity and our Muslim brothers and sisters have more right over this than anyone else.  2. Yes, this is a form of charity as well.   

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Can we give sadqa or charity to non muslims?

Charity
30 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, we can but poor Muslims have a priority and more preference.

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Here in Morocco there are many beggars, men and women, that dont pray in the mosque but just sit outside the doors and ask people for money when they enter or leave the mosque Is it permissible to give them money if they dont pray In the mosque? And what should I do, because Im very shy of arguing with the poor…

Charity
18 Jun

ANSWER: There’s no need to argue with them. Just don’t give them any money as they’re mostly professional beggars.  Give your charity to deserving poor muslims from your family or acquaintances or our brothers and sisters in Syria, Gaza, Burma etc. 

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Is it permissible to donate charity to a mosque, where Imam and majority of the persons praying behind him are apparently sinful of innovation in Islam ?

Charity, Innovations
13 Jun

ANSWER: You must not donate if you’re sure that they’re not on the Sunnah. 

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Is it allowed to give bank interest money to the Masjid for repair work? In my village not many persons pray but they spend money for tiles work.is it ok to give money for that work?

Charity
26 Apr

ANSWER: No problem, you can give this money. Kindly refer to the following link(s):  https://islamqa.info/en/75410

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sheikh, I wanted to know which type of sadaqah is better. If I wanted to spend some money in the way of Allah, and have two options that I have decided. Either to buy some juices from that money and put it in the masjid so that people can drink them (including labours) or Put the money in a charity box in the masjid. Which one would be better and more rewarding?

Charity
12 Apr

ANSWER: The best would be that you give the money to poor and needy Muslims in your family and acquaintances. Digging a well for the people to drink and use from is one of the highest sadaqah. You can even put it in the masjid charity box.   

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Buying gifts for family relatives, is it counted as sadaqah. And will we be rewarded by Allah for this.

Charity
11 Apr

ANSWER: Yes. 

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