Voluntary Giving
763 questions
What is the reward for creating a Facebook page to publish Quranic verses daily, and is it considered an invitation to Allah, or an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah), or a form of piety (Taqwa) that brings sustenance, knowing that it requires regular effort and its owner does not seek financial gain or fame?
Is it permissible to calculate Zakat on 31/12 of each Gregorian year at a rate of 2.575% for its ease, and must the amount of Zakat paid in advance be added to the balance at the end of the year before calculating Zakat, and does the supplication: "O Allah, subject to me the earth and all upon it, and the heavens and all within them, and subject to me the people around me and those to whom I have entrusted my affairs, and grant me the most beautiful portions of this world and the Hereafter" contain any Sharia violations?
Does the reward for reciting the Quran and giving charity reach a deceased mother if the donor intends that, and is the donor deprived of reward if he dedicates all his charities to his mother?
Is it permissible to give Zakat to a brother who is currently being financially supported, given that the Zakat giver will move to live separately from him after a month and will not be able to support him then, and given that there is a monthly financial contribution to his parents who live with him, and that the brother has recently married and is experiencing hardship?
Is it permissible to help repair the dwelling of a non-working divorced woman who uses drugs—by connecting water, repairing the bathroom, and paying workers' wages—given that she promised to quit drugs and has no one to support her?
Is it obligatory to repay a debt to friends who are not in need, or is it permissible to give charity or lend to needy relatives, if it is not possible to do both?
Is it permissible to give charity with the intention of paying off a large financial debt that cannot be settled in a single payment?
Is expiation (kaffarah) required for lying about not receiving the dowry forty years ago, and what is the amount of charity (sadaqah) due on behalf of the groom?
Does a young man who marries a widow with orphans and raises her children fall under the description of the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "I and the one who sponsors an orphan are like these two in Paradise"? Will he be with him in the Highest Paradise forever, or only for a visit and a sighting? Does marrying a divorced woman with young children fall under the حديث (hadith)?
What is the ruling on not giving to beggars whose need is doubted?
Is a woman who used to give charity sinful if she withholds or reduces her charitable giving after becoming poor, fearing for herself and her children's ruin? And what about the Hadith: "Do not withhold, lest Allah withhold from you"? How should charity be given in times of poverty?
Is what happened to the deceased’s father—his heart stopping and then his brain activity returning after he was declared clinically dead two days prior to his passing—considered a miracle (karamah) from God for him? And is it permissible to recite the Quran, give charity, supplicate, and dedicate the reward thereof to him, or are there other deeds that can be done?
Must the uncle do anything after he gave his daughter Zakat money for her to hand it over to a charity, and the daughter told the organization that it was a sadaqah and not Zakat?
What is the ruling on recovering money from a deceitful beggar by deceiving her into believing she will be given a larger amount in exchange for the money already given to her?
Will a woman be rewarded if she gives charity from money her husband gave her, and she does not work?
Will the deceased grandmother forgive her family for their shortcomings towards her, despite her bad temperament and her being pleased with them before her death? And will Allah forgive them for that shortcoming, knowing Allah their good intentions? And will the reward of ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) and feeding animals reach her after her death?
Is it better to increase charity for the first person [already receiving it] or to give it to another relative, after a salary increase?
Is it permissible to register a house as a charity (sadaqah) for one of the heirs?
Is it permissible to deduct the remaining amounts of car and apartment installments before calculating Zakat? And is it permissible to calculate Zakat on the profits of investment certificates at 10% monthly instead of 2.5% on the principal amount? And is it permissible to give Zakat to a brother to help him with marriage, medical treatment, paying his son's expenses, and his deferred divorce payment? And is it permissible to buy gifts for relatives from Zakat money upon returning from travel?
Is it permissible for one entrusted with donation funds to give a portion of them to a needy female relative who is too proud to accept these funds, as a gift without informing her, and would he be sinful if she found out and refused?
Is it permissible to accept a plot of land as a Sadaqah (charity) if it was usurped, and is it necessary to obtain the consent of its original owner?
What is the ruling on continuing a charity that one now feels compelled to give, after it was initially voluntary, and does its reward become lost due to one's vexation?
Do the deceased benefit and accrue good deeds from Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity), such as paying for the planting of trees in a school for people with special needs?
Is distributing copies of the Qur'an in mosques with the intention of gaining reward from those who read from them considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) that continues after death?