Charitable Institutions
547 questions
Will the husband's charity be accepted if it is given to an unreliable party for distribution, with the wife knowing about it but not informing her husband for fear of problems?
Does it suffice to give the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen) to "Mawa'id al-Rahman" (charity iftar meals), knowing that those who break their fast there are poor but not indigent (miskin)?
How can one absolve oneself of a financial debt owed as blood money (Diyya) to a person who is absent or unreachable, and is it permissible to deposit the money in the Muslim Public Treasury (Bayt al-Mal)?
Is studying a ventilation project for the Grand Egyptian Museum considered Haram, and does it entail sin? And is it permissible to dispose of the money earned from this project by spending it on charitable causes?
Is it the expiation for an oath to fast three days before acting upon it, and to feed the poor after acting upon it? And is it permissible to give money to a charity?
What is the ruling on combining inherited money with money from usury to establish a charitable project (a laboratory for analyses) in which beneficiaries are given a discount equivalent to the percentage of the usurious money?
What is the ruling on paying small sums of money (27, 150, 50 Riyals) owed to individuals who cannot be reached to charitable organizations, and should it be paid in one lump sum or in installments, and for which charitable causes?
Is money earned from a contract to build a building considered unlawful (haram) if the contract includes a condition to install television channels containing prohibited content, while the rest of the project does not involve any prohibited elements?
What is the ruling on stolen money whose owners are unknown, and how can one dispose of it? Is one sinful if they abandon a friend who does not respond to advice and threatens to commit suicide? Is working in a restaurant that serves pork and alcohol forbidden? Is it obligatory to emigrate to an Islamic country despite difficult circumstances?
Is ongoing charity to orphans and poor families sufficient expiation for having intercourse with one's spouse in Ramadan after Fajr twice, if one is unable to free a slave or fast due to health conditions?
Is it permissible for my deceased parents to use the money designated for charitable work for their son in building or tiling a portion of their house?
What is the ruling on the promises I made to myself to abandon some sins, such as lying and lowering the gaze? Am I obligated to fulfill them despite the difficulty of adhering to them in society?
Is what the father is experiencing in terms of harassment a trial from Allah due to his shortcomings in helping orphans and the needy among his relatives, and what is your advice to him?
Is it better to include one's father in all charitable acts to gain the reward of both charity and filial piety, or to allocate a portion for him and another portion for the giver?
Is it permissible to offer expiation for oaths by transferring money to the accounts of charitable organizations after determining the amount for feeding a poor person?
Is it permissible to demand payment for an educational session after waiving it, thinking it was forgotten, and what is the ruling on the expression "it is for Allah, with my effort and toil in it," and is it permissible to take the money or donate it as charity?
Is merely informing one's husband about a will to donate a third of one's wealth in the path of Allah sufficient, without taking any other measures?
Is it permissible for sick non-Muslims to benefit from the funds of a healthcare endowment (waqf) for treatment?
What is the ruling on using funds from a family association, designated for assistance in times of hardship and joy, to provide financial aid or prepare a lunch for the family of the deceased?
Does Allah accept money acquired through fraud and deception under the guise of magic, if one spends from it on psychotherapy and charity, knowing that the original owners of the money intended to harm people with it? And will this donated money harm orphans or the sponsored bride?
Is it permissible to pay 300 Sudanese pounds to a charity that sponsors orphans, as a charity (sadaqah) with the intention of returning a sum of money that was collected from 30 people for the registration of a charity that was not established, given the impossibility of returning the money to its owners? And what is the wording for the intention? And is it permissible to pay part of the amount now and the remainder later?
Is it obligatory to purchase programs, games, and movies that were downloaded and used without knowledge of intellectual property issues, or after becoming aware of them but before ceasing their use?
Is one absolved of responsibility for an injustice if the wronged parties cannot be found, by giving in charity the value of the injustice to a charitable organization that cares for the poor of the Haram, and should one give the original value of the injustice or its value after it was sold and benefited from?
Is it obligatory to fulfill a vow to slaughter a camel after my neighbor connects electricity to my house, or should I wait for the electricity company to connect it?