Voluntary Giving
708 questions
Is purchasing medical equipment for a hospital considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)? Does its reward cease upon the expiration of the device's lifespan? And is it better to donate it or to contribute to building a mosque?
Is it permissible to give charity from annual bonus money and employee fund profits?
Is it permissible to make an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) for a deceased mother from the son's private money, given that there is an inheritance that has not yet been distributed?
How can one atone for wrongfully taking money from the treasury when one is unable to return it after repentance?
Is placing money in the mosque's building fund considered charity (sadaqah), and does it carry a greater reward than giving charity to the poor? And is giving charity to cancer patients considered ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah)?
Does zakat become obligatory on real estate purchased by a merchant to endow it for the poor, if a year passes while it is vacant?
Is it permissible to give Zakat in the form of monthly installments to orphans in another country with the intention of Zakat? And is a prior intention for a whole year sufficient? And is any amount exceeding the value of Zakat considered a charity (sadaqah)? And what should the Zakat payer do if his wealth falls below the nisab after committing to these installments? And is he considered sinful if this method is not permissible?
Is it sound and blameless conduct to delay giving out charity until the Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah—because the reward therein is multiplied?
Is it permissible to refrain from helping a woman who constantly asks for money and claims to be in need, knowing that her husband is well-off, and is it a sin to disclose her situation?
Is a woman who helped search for orphans considered deserving of a portion of the Zakat, and is it permissible to give her money with the intention of charity if she is deserving of Zakat?
What is the ruling on using free internet, sometimes available without a password or with one, and is it better to intend it as a gift or as charity?
How much Zakat, in Saudi Riyals, is obligatory to be paid on an amount of 20,000 Saudi Riyals for three years?
Is it permissible to buy a gift for one's brother with charity money, or must it be bought with the giver's private money?
Do male and female children, who live with their divorced mother and enjoy excellent financial status, share the sustenance they earned through their own efforts with their other siblings, and what is the father's role in this matter?
Is it permissible for the landlord to accept 250 Egyptian Pounds of the agreed-upon monthly rent value in the contract (300 Pounds) and consider 50 Pounds as sadaqah (charity) or a deduction from usurious money owed by him?
What are the deeds that would increase the scale of good deeds for my deceased mother, and how can I give charity on her behalf despite the scarcity of deserving individuals, and is there a specific supplication I can make for her?
Is donating money considered a form of jihad, based on the premise that the soul is predisposed to love money?
Is charity counted if a Muslim gives it to an occupier?
What is the right of brothers to the wealth of their married brother, and is giving them money considered a loan or an obligatory right, like the right of parents, wife, and children?
Is it better to give a sum of money collected for a deceased colleague to his children, or to donate it for the construction of a mosque as an ongoing charity on his behalf?
Is it permissible to send supplications (duas) and ذكر (dhikr) or explanations of hadith via email with the intention of a جاریة (perpetual charity), or to buy valuable religious books and donate them as a جاریة (perpetual charity)? Is it permissible to bestow the reward of this action upon the deceased mother, and will the deceased benefit from this reward? And how does the deceased benefit from people's supplications for them and charity on their behalf, and what is the meaning of a man being given glad tidings of his son's righteousness after his death?
What is the ruling on disbursing Zakat and Sadaqah funds to a charitable organization that differentiates between Zakat and Sadaqah in its fundraising, invests Sadaqah funds in investment portfolios that are presumed to be non-Islamic, allocates Zakat funds to social solidarity, health, and education, and expands Sadaqah to include fields such as scientific research, arts, literature, and architecture? Is it permissible to disburse Sadaqah under the Zakat category with the intention of Sadaqah if investing Sadaqah in usurious banks is impermissible?
Is it permissible to distribute baklava or give out charity on behalf of a deceased son, after his mother saw him in a dream eating baklava?
Is the husband considered sinful if he does not pay for the cancer treatment of his divorced wife, even though she owns gold that she can sell for treatment, and his financial situation is modest and he has another family? And is he sinful if he demands the gold back that he bought for her during their marriage?