Voluntary Giving
708 questions
Is the Ramadan basket for the poor considered from zakat al-mal or charity? And what about that which was previously given out?
Is it permissible to give charity to a man who is in debt and unable to pay it off, or is that permissible only for Zakat? And does the verse, "Indeed, [ prescribed ] charitable offerings are only to be given to the poor and the indigent, and to those who work on [ collecting and distributing ] them, and to those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to [ free ] those in bondage, and to the debt-ridden, and for the cause of God, and to the wayfarer; [ this is ] an obligation from God, and God is all-knowing, all-wise," refer to Sadaqa (charity) or Zakat?
Is it permissible to give charity while in debt?
Is it permissible to make the intention of an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah), such as digging a well, for the deceased alone, or for her and for the living together?
What is the ruling on bequeathing half of the house to the sisters, and is it permissible to execute a will to buy a plot of land for the eldest sister from the remaining money, and what should be done regarding the will for an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) from the house's rent?
What is the difference in the method of distributing Zakat al-Mal and Sadaqat, knowing that both are distributed to the poor, the needy, and those in distress?
Is deducting a monthly sum from one's salary for the poor—in fulfillment of a vow made after obtaining a job and parental approval of it—considered charity for the sake of Allah, or is it merely the fulfillment of a vow for which one is only rewarded for the act of fulfillment itself?
Is it permissible for a wife to give zakat to her poor and low-income husband?
What are the main differences between a gift (hediya) and a sadaqa (charity), and can gifts, especially monthly financial amounts given to needy relatives, or money given to parents which they then use for sadaqa, be considered an ongoing charity (sadaqa jariya) for which the original giver is rewarded?
Is providing water to a poor family and offering a meter in their name considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqa Jariyah), or an ordinary charity, given that they pay their consumption bill monthly?
What is the ruling on placing charity in the mosque's donation box?
What is the ruling on giving charity in non-Muslim lands to non-Muslims and for building mosques?
Will a person who masturbated while fasting, knowing the impermissibility of his action, then completed his day refraining from food and drink with the intention of repentance, be rewarded? And is that considered half a day's fast?
Is the one who gives charity obligated to investigate carefully when giving charity, and is he sinful if he places the money in the wrong place, meaning to someone who does not deserve it?
How can one balance pleasing his father, who demands all his money, with securing his own future, knowing that the father does not spend the money on the household, but rather on his well-off mother and his other children, and is what the father spends considered charity?
Is it permissible for a person to collect money claiming it is an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) for a needy family, while he is in reality using it for himself due to financial hardship, with the intention of repaying it or giving it as charity later?
Is a well-off Muslim obligated not to take charity, following the example of the Prophet (PBUH)?
Is the monthly expenditure on the wife's mother considered a charity for which the doer is rewarded, if he intends it as charity and to bring happiness to his wife, given that the wife's mother is a widow and poor?
Is donating a fifth of one's salary, based on the verse "And to Allah belongs the fifth of what you acquire as spoils," considered a Bid‘ah (innovation)? Is it permissible to give this money to younger siblings to help the father with tuition fees? What are the proper channels for charitable giving?
Is it permissible to give charity with the intention of it being a charity on behalf of the giver and on behalf of others, such as believing men and believing women?
Is it obligatory to pay zakat again if, when it was first paid, the intention was a combination of zakat and sadaqah, knowing that the wealth only reached the nisab last year? And is the questioner sinful if he stops giving the sadaqat that he committed himself to, for the sake of marriage? And when and how is zakat to be paid if it becomes obligatory again?
Is it legislated to give charity for a girl's university education, rather than for a basic education?
Is it considered forbidden or reprehensible to financially assist non-Muslims, and is it obligatory to limit assistance to Muslims only?
Is it permissible to give a relative who is in debt money from a vow (Nathr) or charity (Sadaqah), or is helping him obligatory due to kinship, and thus the money must be given to someone else?