Voluntary Giving

763 questions

Is it permissible for a Muslim to sponsor non-Muslim children to raise them upon Islam?
How can one donate to the poor and needy in Jordan without knowing those who are deserving?
Can I give the amount of my vow to my needy son instead of giving it as charity?
Is it permissible to donate 70% of one's expenditure secretly for the sake of Allah, and 30% publicly for the sake of Allah as a form of promotion and advertisement?
Is it permissible to give charity on behalf of the deceased as a perpetual charity (Ṣadaqah Jāriyah), and is it permissible to contribute to the construction of a mosque from the profits of a deposit in an Islamic bank?
Is donating blood considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) on behalf of the deceased?
What is the difference in reward between sponsoring an ordinary orphan and sponsoring a foundling orphan?
Is the sum of (365) dirhams collected from philanthropists for an unspecified waqf project considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) for the living and the dead, and is it permissible to include more than one deceased grandfather in this sum?
What is the Islamic ruling on paying the blood money (Diyya) and giving charity (Sadaqah) in a case where a husband accidentally caused the death of an elderly man in a car accident?
Is it permissible to give charity to an orphan girl in her twenties who is unemployed, when she has older working brothers?
How can I reconcile my desire to marry a specific person, despite the objection of my parents who wish for me to marry a relative?
Is it permissible for me to benefit from the money my friend gave me, even though I don't need it?
Is it permissible to hold dinner parties, auctions, and sell tickets to collect money for charity?
What is the ruling on giving Zakat to an unemployed brother to cover his children's expenses, then governmental bodies undertake those expenses, with the Zakat money remaining in the brother's possession? And must it be reclaimed from him?
How is the value of the oath expiation estimated in money? Is it permissible to give it as money instead of food? Is it a condition to perform expiations before giving charity? Is it permissible to give expiation money to charitable organizations?
Is it permissible to request monetary donations from the wealthy via a PayPal link to complete the amount needed for your small project?
Is my action correct, or does it contain sin, because I did not give the charity to the first orphan I intended it for, but rather gave it to another orphan?
What is the interpretation of a deceased person requesting a specific food in a dream, and what are the best types of ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) in terms of longevity and reward?
What is the ruling on a vow that was to donate 5 pounds for every sin, then was expiated with money without fulfilling the conditions of expiation for an oath, then another vow was made to donate one pound for the same sin? And do the charities I have given with the intention of drawing closer to Allah suffice for the first vow, by analogy with someone who prays Duha with the intention of it being a Sunnah while forgetting that he had vowed it?
What is the ruling on giving a tip to someone who performed a service and receives a fixed salary for it?
What is the ruling on donating to mobile text messages that request contributions for charitable projects (such as a heart hospital and sanitation), given the inability to verify the credibility of the organization or how the funds are spent?
Is it permissible to consider the operating expenses of educational centers and Quran memorization centers for the poor, excluding salaries, as part of Zakat funds?
What should I do if I gave money to a woman to distribute to the needy, and I have doubts that she kept it for herself? Should I ask her for the beneficiaries' numbers to verify, or should I leave the matter to her conscience and her accountability to Allah?
Is the reward of one who meets the needs of the needy with the money of benefactors the same as the reward of one who meets them with his own money?

Voluntary Giving

Is it permissible for a Muslim to sponsor non-Muslim children to raise them upon Islam?

How can one donate to the poor and needy in Jordan without knowing those who are deserving?

Can I give the amount of my vow to my needy son instead of giving it as charity?

Is it permissible to donate 70% of one's expenditure secretly for the sake of Allah, and 30% publicly for the sake of Allah as a form of promotion and advertisement?

Is it permissible to give charity on behalf of the deceased as a perpetual charity (Ṣadaqah Jāriyah), and is it permissible to contribute to the construction of a mosque from the profits of a deposit in an Islamic bank?

Is donating blood considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) on behalf of the deceased?

What is the difference in reward between sponsoring an ordinary orphan and sponsoring a foundling orphan?

Is the sum of (365) dirhams collected from philanthropists for an unspecified waqf project considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) for the living and the dead, and is it permissible to include more than one deceased grandfather in this sum?

What is the Islamic ruling on paying the blood money (Diyya) and giving charity (Sadaqah) in a case where a husband accidentally caused the death of an elderly man in a car accident?

Is it permissible to give charity to an orphan girl in her twenties who is unemployed, when she has older working brothers?

How can I reconcile my desire to marry a specific person, despite the objection of my parents who wish for me to marry a relative?

Is it permissible for me to benefit from the money my friend gave me, even though I don't need it?

Is it permissible to hold dinner parties, auctions, and sell tickets to collect money for charity?

What is the ruling on giving Zakat to an unemployed brother to cover his children's expenses, then governmental bodies undertake those expenses, with the Zakat money remaining in the brother's possession? And must it be reclaimed from him?

How is the value of the oath expiation estimated in money? Is it permissible to give it as money instead of food? Is it a condition to perform expiations before giving charity? Is it permissible to give expiation money to charitable organizations?

Is it permissible to request monetary donations from the wealthy via a PayPal link to complete the amount needed for your small project?

Is my action correct, or does it contain sin, because I did not give the charity to the first orphan I intended it for, but rather gave it to another orphan?

What is the interpretation of a deceased person requesting a specific food in a dream, and what are the best types of ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) in terms of longevity and reward?

What is the ruling on giving a tip to someone who performed a service and receives a fixed salary for it?

What is the ruling on donating to mobile text messages that request contributions for charitable projects (such as a heart hospital and sanitation), given the inability to verify the credibility of the organization or how the funds are spent?

Is it permissible to consider the operating expenses of educational centers and Quran memorization centers for the poor, excluding salaries, as part of Zakat funds?

What should I do if I gave money to a woman to distribute to the needy, and I have doubts that she kept it for herself? Should I ask her for the beneficiaries' numbers to verify, or should I leave the matter to her conscience and her accountability to Allah?

Is the reward of one who meets the needs of the needy with the money of benefactors the same as the reward of one who meets them with his own money?