Charitable Institutions
547 questions
Does repentance waive the rights and debts of others?
Is the act of writing beneficial hadiths and phrases on cardboard and distributing them in the mosque considered an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) or beneficial knowledge, and does its reward continue even after it ceases?
Is it permissible to transfer a sum of money designated for my orphans from a charitable organization to other orphans, knowing that the organization refused to directly assist the other orphans, and would this be considered a deception that incurs a religious burden upon me?
Is it permissible to continue membership in the company's provident fund after having subscribed to it for 10 years, and is it permissible to receive entitlements from it?
What should I do regarding the paternal aunt of orphaned children who is extravagant with the charity money I provide for them, leaving the children without necessities?
What is the ruling on female beggars in public streets? Are they the poor and needy ones upon whom our religion urged us to spend? And what is the ruling on one who said to one of them, "May Allah give you," and was then cursed by her?
Will the one who gives charity to his poor maternal aunt secretly from his mother be rewarded if the money belongs to the father and the one giving charity contributed to earning it?
Does donating to build an institution for disabled children count as an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)?
How can one help a grandmother who was a folk singer and is now bedridden and understands nothing, and she doesn't mention God but rather repeats folk songs, keeping in mind that she was not advised to repent in the past?
Which of the two is more worthy of charity in Ramadan: feeding those who are fasting or sponsoring an orphan?
Does paying a monthly sum to some orphaned children fall under the category of sponsorship (kafala)?
Is it permissible to dispose of music CDs by donating them to a charity shop or to others without charge, knowing that they contain forbidden things?
How is the meat of the sacrificial animal divided on behalf of the deceased, and is it permissible to eat from it, or must it all be distributed?
How can almsgiving (ṣadaqah) and zakat be performed in a country where there are no Islamic institutions?
Does it pain a deceased father if charitable donations to him are temporarily interrupted due to an excuse?
Is it considered forbidden for a mother to lie to her neighbor, who daily asks her for things, by telling her “I do not have” while she possesses what was asked for?
Is it permissible to continue assisting and supporting a charitable organization that spends donations on matters that may be forbidden, such as holding singing and musical parties for orphans, knowing that it has its own projects to fund its activities?
What should be done with the money left by a deceased orphan who was sponsored, and is it permissible to give it to another sponsored orphan after both of them have exceeded twenty years of age?
What is the ruling on the money and gifts a woman acquired from previous relationships before her repentance and marriage, knowing that she used to give charity from them and help those in need? And is it permissible for her to keep what remains of them and utilize their proceeds?
What is the ruling on cooperating with the Vatican-affiliated Caritas association, which claims to provide charitable aid? Is its money lawful (halal)? Are its objectives free from proselytization? And what is the Muslim's role towards it?
What is the religious ruling on the deceased's family providing an expensive banquet (called "ta'leef") and other meals for attendees for days after the death, and is there anything that necessitates providing them as charity for the deceased? And what is the ruling on mourning for forty days for the deceased? And what is the ruling on the wadheema?
Is it permissible for a charitable and developmental society to take a percentage of donations from Sadaqah (charity) and Zakat, designated for specific projects (such as sponsoring orphans or Ramadan food packages), to cover the costs of fundraising and the operational expenses of the society, or should these donations be allocated solely to the projects?
What should a Muslim do with money earned from trading tobacco, and is it permissible for him to keep his lawful money?
Are the sister and family considered sinful, in a religious sense, if the sister used the money she collected to buy an apartment for orphans (and it was conveyed to them that she is the mother of the orphans) to pay the installments of the apartment, instead of buying them supplies, clothes, or food, as some donors requested?