Charitable Institutions
547 questions
Is it permissible for a family that is not entirely poor, but is considered needy, and consists of 13 members, to obtain financial and in-kind aid from a governmental charitable organization through mediation, knowing that this aid may be designated for other needy individuals?
What is to be done with the extra boxes of dates brought by charitable individuals to the mosque for the breaking of the fast by worshippers in Ramadan; should they be distributed to the poor and needy, or sold and the proceeds spent on the mosque's needs?
Is it permissible to use the financial sum that the father of the deceased insisted on offering for the funeral arrangements, after the mother of the deceased refused it, for a charitable project on behalf of the deceased?
How do we respond to those who believe wealth is evil and prefer simplicity, and what is the virtue of the wealthy for society, and who were the wealthy Companions whose faith was not affected by that?
What is incumbent upon me if I swore—while angry—not to play football with certain people, and is it sufficient to hand over the monetary value of feeding ten needy persons to a charity if an expiation for breaking an oath is incumbent upon me?
Is it permissible for the head of a charitable organization to allocate donation funds designated for needy families to sponsored orphans, and count these funds as part of their sponsorships, even though there are other unsponsored orphans and very needy families?
Is a husband entitled to order his wife to withdraw her money from the bank for a piety he perceives, and is he responsible for her money or is she? Is it permissible for her to dispose of her money without his permission? And why did the Prophet stipulate that a woman must seek her husband’s permission when giving charity from her money?
What does it mean to honor one's neighbor, and does that include hosting guests and sending them charity, even if they are not in need of it?
How is Zakat calculated on financial proceeds from real estate sales during the specified years (2001-2008), taking into consideration price fluctuations and prevailing circumstances?
What is the ruling on taking profits from shares of a non-Islamic bank that were deposited into the employee's account against his will? Is it permissible to spend them on helping brothers marry or to give them as charity to the poor and students of knowledge if they are not lawful?
How can the Hadith "We, the community of Prophets, do not inherit; what we leave behind is charity" be reconciled with the Almighty's saying, "And Solomon inherited David"?
Is money earned from bank investment certificates, which the mufti previously ruled permissible, but then it was said they are forbidden, considered unlawful for me, and what is the legitimate way to purify this money?
What is the ruling on selling a sheikh's turban, which was donated to a charity, for an exorbitant amount in a public auction?
What is the ruling on returning waste and water that a neighbor throws from her apartment into the questioner's garden, by collecting it and returning it to her in the same manner?
What are the limits of a person's disposal of his wealth during his lifetime to members of his family, relatives, or others?
Does sponsoring a family equal sponsoring an orphan, especially since the charity's representative indicated that orphans receive multiple sponsorships, and that sponsoring a family might bring a greater reward?
Is the Hadith: "No Muslim plants a plant or cultivates a crop, from which humans, birds, or animals eat, but that it is charity for him," authentic? And does the one who finances the farming receive the reward mentioned therein, even if he does not perform the cultivation with his own hands? And which of them earns a greater reward: the one who cultivates with his own hands, or the one who finances the farming?
What should a man do who exploited the currency exchange rate difference with an amount of 7,0 dollars from a charitable organization's funds, then invested it in speculation, but the project failed and the money could not be recovered? Does he have to repay the amount to the same organization, or can he direct it to other charitable projects, knowing that he does not currently possess the amount and supports his relatives?
Is it permissible to use wedding supplies that were purchased with bank interest, given that I only found out about this two years later?
Are the things a father bought for his daughter from haram bank interest considered unlawful, and is she sinful for that, knowing that the father stopped doing so later?
Will a person be rewarded for giving gifts to his rich cousins' children, or are orphans more deserving of charity, and is it considered hypocrisy if it is motivated by love for children and the desire to gain their affection?
Does my retraction from donating charity to the orphanage due to the dishonesty of its custodians, and my giving it directly to other orphans, count as a retraction of charity, which is likened to "a dog that vomits and then returns to its vomit"?
Is it permissible to celebrate the advent of the month of Ramadan by holding food and drink gatherings if they are free of prohibitions and constitute an old custom?
Does paying a mobile phone bill for a divorced neighbor who has no one to support her count as alleviating her distress?