Is it permissible to give a secret charity on behalf of one's parents without precisely calculating the amount, or is secret charity exclusive to the giver himself?
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Secret charity is not exclusive to the one who gives it; it is permissible to give it on behalf of one's parent, whether alive or deceased. The giver of charity will receive reward and recompense for it, and this is a form of righteousness. Allah may combine for him the bounty mentioned in the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "Secret charity extinguishes the Lord's wrath, and maintaining ties of kinship increases one's lifespan."
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