Charitable Institutions
547 questions
Is the money taken for covering up someone who was found in an unlawful private meeting permissible? And if it is not permissible, what should be done with it?
Is contributing money to a for-profit children's nursery project, for the purpose of teaching orphans for free with the profits from this contribution, considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)?
Is it considered an innovation (bid‘ah) for women and neighbors to gather monthly to collect money and donate it to orphans and the poor?
Is the father included in the meaning of the Hadith: "and his food is unlawful... how then can his supplication be answered," with his continuation of paying off an interest-based loan after his repentance, and will his charity be accepted, and will the supplication of his children for him be answered?
If a son knows that his mother purchased tools with ill-gotten money, is he obligated to sell them and donate their price in charity?
What is the ruling on throwing uneaten leftover food into the garbage?
What is the ruling on transferring money to charitable society accounts at Al-Rajhi Bank with the intention of giving charity?
Is it permissible to sponsor non-Muslim orphans from non-Muslim mothers?
Is it obligatory to dispose of money acquired from smuggling bribes, and how is that done if it is impossible to return it to its owners or if they refuse to take it, and is it permissible to give it to a charitable organization or to help a indebted brother?
Should one report beggars who are not in need to stop them, and should they be prevented from begging?
Is it religiously permissible to demand payment from a person in hardship?
Is it permissible for the wife of a man afflicted with dementia to give a portion of her lawful money in charity with the intention of replacing part of her husband's charitable donation to the mosque, which originated from bank interest, while also spending a portion of the bank interest on public projects?
Is it permissible for my mother to dispose of a piece of gold that I sent for her to sell and donate its price to orphans, by giving it to my needy married sisters, and is she sinful for that, and will I be rewarded for my original intention despite my disapproval of her action, and should I have objected?
Is Mother's Day considered an Islamic holiday?
What is the ruling on a well-known charity using the funds for sponsoring orphans for educational projects in countries other than those for which the donations were collected?
Is it permissible to deposit Zakat al-Mal into a charitable organization's Zakat account due to my trust in its reaching those in need?
Is financial assistance obligatory for someone who claims to be a refugee and in need, despite doubts about their identity and the sincerity of their claim?
What is the ruling on purchasing carpets, water tanks, chairs, and lights and making them an endowment (waqf) or ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) for use in condolences outside the home due to its small size and the large number of visitors?
Is it permissible to offer an ongoing charity (ṣadaqah jāriyah) with the intention of returning unlawfully acquired financial assets to their rightful owners (the father and brother), without informing them of this matter? And what should someone do if they have unlawfully seized funds from an international company or a government department, given the difficulties in returning them directly?
Is the reward for charity attained merely by its disbursement, or upon its reaching the needy? And does the reward differ between giving it to charitable organizations and delivering it by hand? And does spending on oneself and one's family carry the same reward as charity given to the poor and needy? And how can "who among you has fed a needy person today?" be applied?
Were there any Companions who were orphaned by both parents or one of them?
What is the legitimate way to deal with donations in mosques, and is it permissible to distribute a portion of them to orphans, the poor, and the needy, or are they restricted solely to mosque affairs, especially since the donors seek the countenance of Allah or ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)? And does the mosque's refusal to spend from these funds except for its own interests contradict the spirit of Zakat or prevent ongoing charity?
Is a woman's financial independence separate from a man's, and is it permissible for her to dispose of her wealth without his knowledge, within the limits of Sharia and religion, such as giving charity and gifts to family and friends?
Is it permissible for a charity to take a percentage of donations, and what is the ruling concerning orphaned funds accumulated by it due to the impossibility of transferring them to their rightful beneficiaries?