Voluntary Giving
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Does ongoing charity have a specific timeframe, ending when the asset upon which it was spent ceases to exist?
Is taking an additional amount from the donor in exchange for dedicating time to the process of delivering water and digging wells considered permissible or forbidden?
Does giving money to one's mother for her to distribute to the needy, with her knowledge of the amount, invalidate the meaning of secret charity and make it public?
What is the legal description for building a mosque, and are the minaret and dome essential given their high costs? What is the Sharia ruling on extravagance in mosque furnishings, such as various types of marble, doors, carpets, and lighting?
Is it permissible to give money to a non-Muslim begging in a public place?
Is it permissible to retract a pledge to allocate 20% of one's income to charity after it has become burdensome, and does the saying of Allah Almighty, "And among them are those who made a covenant with Allah, [saying], 'If He should give us from His bounty, we will surely spend in charity, and we will surely be among the righteous.' But when He gave them from His bounty, they hoarded it and turned away while they were refusing," apply to one who retracts?
Is it permissible to compensate for usurious interest that the deceased father used to spend, with sums collected from a lawful income equal to that interest?
What is the ruling on feeding the poor with something one does not eat, while knowing that they will benefit from it, based on the verse, "And do not aim for what is bad to spend from it, while you would not take it yourselves except with closed eyes," and the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, concerning the dabb (mastigure lizard), "Do not feed them from what you do not eat"?
Is it permissible for an employee whose salary is insufficient to meet his and his children's needs to take money or accept financial support for his needs from a friend who gives him charity from his private funds?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to gift the rewards of her good deeds to a deceased relative?
Is it permissible for a father to donate money while he is in debt, and likewise his children are in debt?
What is the ruling on donating to a mosque supervised by people of innovation?
Is it permissible to give charity money to poor families whose members refuse to work, and does that cause their laziness, and is it a sin to withhold charity from them?
What are the best and most enduring types of waqf – ongoing charity – for those with limited and middle incomes, and are there trustworthy religious waqf institutions that can be contributed to by phone or bank transfer?
How much of his money should the rich person keep for himself, and is it permissible for him to buy a large house, or must he give to the poor and needy?
Is it permissible to count an uncollected loan as Zakat, especially if the original intention when giving it was Zakat?
Can Zakat be paid at a rate of 2.5% monthly from the salary instead of paying it in a lump sum at the end of the year due to working part-time, and are periodic charitable donations counted as part of Zakat?
What is the ruling on purchasing a commodity with money vowed for charity to a mosque, and would the profit generated from its sale belong to the one who gave the charity or to the mosque?
Can Zakat al-Mal be given to needy relatives such as a grandmother, mother, or the wife of a grandfather, when they have a provider? And what is the authenticity of the hadith "Give it to your closest relatives"? And what is the ruling concerning past years for which Zakat was paid without proper calculation?
Is the charity placed in a box at home counted on the day it is put in, or on the day the entire box is given out to the poor?
Is it permissible for the woman in charge of collecting donations for a charity project to deduct from the incoming donations the amount she personally donated in advance, while keeping the rest of the new donation with her instead of transferring it to the center, under the pretext of difficulty in transferring?
Does donating old clothes fall under the meaning of the noble verse: (And do not aim for what is bad to spend from it, while you would not take it yourselves except with closed eyes)?
Does informing the person on whom the expiatory charity (kaffarah) was spent diminish its reward, even if the purpose of informing him is to bring joy to him?
What is the ruling on the statement: "To those who boast about the multitude of their Hajj, Umrah, and circumambulations around the Kaaba: circumambulate around the poor, for you will surely find Allah with every poor person"?