Voluntary Giving
708 questions
What is the meaning of Al-Sadat, to whom do they belong, what is their origin, to which madhhab do they adhere, what is their status in Islam, and is it permissible to marry them?
Is our contribution to providing a medical device for a colleague in need, who fears spending his money due to his inability to earn it back, considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah), or what?
Is it permissible for a person to give their money in charity to their heirs before their death instead of them inheriting it, and can they keep the will a secret until their death, and does the deceased receive reward for their lawful money that they left for the heirs?
What is the ruling on disposing of a deceased woman's money through ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) to build a mosque without the knowledge of her heirs, and is this permissible in Islamic law?
What is the meaning of prohibiting sadaqa for the Prophet's family, and is the surname Al-Jumaili among the Ashraf (descendants of the Prophet)?
Is it permissible to place copies of the Qur'an in a mosque as an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) on behalf of the donor, her husband, her mother, and her father?
Is it permissible to shroud the deceased with a donated shroud, or must the price of the shroud be paid from his own money?
Is it obligatory for the questioner to pay SAR 16,0 or INR 60,0 to his uncle, and is the money his uncle takes lawful for him, especially since his father refuses to pay and the questioner has started paying the amount without his father's knowledge?
Is it permissible to give zakat to one's needy mother and siblings, in addition to the monthly allowance provided to them?
What is the ruling on a wife spending on the household and its expenses after her husband has ceased providing for her and has financially favored his other wife, and is this spending considered Sadaqah (charity) or Zakat?
Is it more virtuous to pay off outstanding government debts (such as electricity and water bills) or to give charity?
What is the ruling on dedicating (waqf) property to males, generation after generation, to the exclusion of females, such that the inheritance reverts to the male cousins in the event of the original family line having no male descendants, and how is the inheritance to be handled after the death of the endower?
Is it permissible to give the expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yamin) to a non-Muslim?
Is it permissible to accept sadaqah for minor, well-cared-for orphans, and can it be given to other needy individuals if the answer is no?
What things were forbidden to the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
What is the difference between nafaqah (financial support/maintenance) and sadaqah (charity), and is what is given monthly to the aunt who raised the questioner considered nafaqah or sadaqah, in order to ascertain the permissibility of giving Zakat money to her?
Is it reprehensible to give charity to acquaintances such as the schoolmaids of one's children or the building's doorman, knowing that they might show favoritism to the giver and their children?
Is it permissible to give zakat to a sister who is married to a husband unemployed due to his engagement in da'wah (Islamic proselytizing), which renders them in need, and does this discourage him from earning a living?
Is it permissible for this poor widow, who is 70 years old and has an accumulated amount of money from zakat and what her husband left behind, to give away the surplus money beyond her needs in charity, or should she save it for the future since she has no one to support her?
Is donating a Qur’an considered an ongoing charity for the deceased, and is the deceased rewarded for the recipient’s recitation from this Qur’an, knowing that it is not permissible to dedicate the reward of recitation to the deceased?
Who are the People of Purity (Ahl al-Safāʾ)?
Is it better to give money in charity to the poor and needy, or to gift it to relatives and friends?
What is the ruling on giving products containing the letter "E" - which are forbidden to consume - to poor and needy Muslims? And does this contradict the Almighty's saying: "O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth. And do not aim for what is bad to spend from it, while you would not take it yourselves except with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy"? And is it permissible to give them to poor non-Muslims?
What is the ruling on giving all of one's money in charity to a man who supports a family and owns no money, and what is the ruling if he is in debt, and how do we reconcile this with Allah Almighty's saying: {and prefer [them] over themselves, even though they are in privation}?