Voluntary Giving
763 questions
Is it permissible to print a supplication for the deceased and place their name on the first page of the Qur’an to distribute it as an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)?
What should a friend do who vowed to donate 3000 Riyals as Sadaqah if she were to speak to the questioner again, and she has spoken and returned [to conversing with her], but she does not possess the amount for the Sadaqah?
Is the act of an individual collecting money from worshipers in the mosque to make "grave dishes" for the cemetery, and then donating some of them to other cemeteries or to acquaintances, considered an ongoing charity from which people benefit?
Is it permissible to plant a tree at a deceased person's grave?
Is it permissible to give my relatives who are affected by the aggression in Gaza a portion of the cash designated for those affected there, given the difficulty of finding the most severely affected in these circumstances?
What are the best deeds that can be dedicated to the deceased according to the Qur’an and Sunnah, and does the deceased feel this dedication and know who presented it to them, and does that count in their scale of good deeds, and does the one who presents it receive a reward for that?
Is it permissible for a mother to give charity to her adult children who are in need?
Is dedicating a fixed percentage of one's monthly income to charity (sadaqah), and dedicating a specific time daily for reading the Qur'an, considered a Bid'ah (innovation in religion) that has no basis in the faith?
Is it permissible to withdraw from a monthly donation commitment that has not yet been paid, knowing that it is neither a vow nor a seized gift?
Is it permissible to give charity from money received from one's mother, knowing that it is not one's own special income, and must charity come from one's own special income?
Is it permissible for an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), such as building a mosque, to be dedicated on behalf of all deceased Muslims, or must the deceased person be specified by name?
How should money collected for a surgical operation for a patient be handled, when it's impossible to obtain a reliable medical report for her condition, and difficult to return the funds to their owners?
Is it permissible to give the expiation for fasting (kaffarat as-sawm) to a needy brother, and is it permissible to give him charity and a portion of the Zakat money?
Is it permissible to give a portion of one's monthly salary to organizations that care for displaced families of various sects, schools of thought, and religions, without ensuring the full amount reaches them and without knowing the religion or school of thought of these families?
Is it permissible to eat from an animal slaughtered entirely for Allah, and is it permissible to divide it like an Udhiyah sacrifice?
Is assisting the chronically ill wife of a relative with her treatment costs, knowing that her husband cannot cover these expenses, considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqa Jariyah)?
What is the meaning of the Hadith: "Protect yourselves from the Fire, even if with half a date," and specifically "half a date"?
Is contributing to the purchase of consumable goods for the mosque, such as furnishings, lighting and sound equipment, and air conditioning, considered the same as contributing to the construction of permanent structures, such as reinforced concrete and its coverings?
Which is better: donating to orphans or building a mosque?
Can a person's books, whether religious or legal, be dedicated as a Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity) for his deceased mother, under the concept of "knowledge from which benefit is derived"? And how can Umrah be performed on behalf of both the deceased mother and maternal uncle during the same trip, taking into consideration the Miqat for someone from Qatar?
What are the rulings and conditions for slaughtering a sheep or lamb for charity (sadaqah), and is it permissible for the donor to eat from it?
Can one retract the intention to donate for the sponsorship of an orphan (with money that was designated for buying cigarettes), and use these funds to help the father, knowing that the sister was already helping the father?
Is it permissible for me to take my uncle's Zakat because I am a university student and my father has many obligations and cannot provide all the requirements for my studies?
What is the ruling on a father preventing his son from voluntary fasting and from giving charity from his own money that the father gives him?