Voluntary Giving
763 questions
Is zakat obligatory on residential properties if their value is exorbitant, and how is this zakat estimated?
What is the ruling on masturbating during the daytime in Ramadan, out of ignorance that it invalidates the fast and necessitates expiation, for someone who was 14 years old? And does he have to make up the days (qadaa'), or both make up the days and offer expiation (qadaa' and kaffarah)? And is feeling lethargy and an inability to move the penis considered sexual weakness?
Is it permissible to count the vowed amount, which I vowed to give if I committed the sin again, as part of the usual monthly charity? And is it sufficient to feed one needy person for each day I broke my fast in Ramadan and did not make it up before the next Ramadan began, and what is the amount of food that must be given?
Which is more greatly rewarded by God: waiving the payment for volunteer work for the organization itself, or receiving it and then donating it with the donor’s knowledge?
What is the ruling on giving as charity to the poor and needy tight trousers, pajama bottoms designated for sleep, and women's jeans?
Is it permissible to delay selling gold given as charity—for the purpose of distributing its price among the needy—while awaiting an increase in its price?
Until what age is sponsorship considered orphan sponsorship, and does sponsorship become charity after the age of puberty, and is sponsorship charity?
Is it obligatory to inform the person that the money given to them is Zakat, or is the intention sufficient?
Are Tasbeeh, Tahmeed, and other similar acts considered among the charities (sadaqat), like the charity that extinguishes the Lord's wrath, or does the Hadith "Indeed, charity extinguishes the Lord's wrath" speak only of monetary charities?
What is the ruling on paying zakat or sadaqah money to a fund designated for building mosques and churches together, especially if the amount allocated for churches is not a specified percentage, and is this permissible by analogy with the designated recipients of zakat mentioned in His, the Almighty’s, saying: (As-Sadaqat (Zakat) are only for the Fuqara’ (poor), and Al-Masakin (the needy) and those employed to collect (the funds))?
Is dying in the bathroom an ill omen, and must expiation be made for the deceased if the necessities for ritual washing were obtained from neighbors?
Is zakat obligatory on vacant, uncultivated land that yields no profit, is designated for building, but the necessary funds are not yet available?
Is it permissible for a son to give a perpetual charity (Sadaqah Jariyah) on behalf of his deceased father from his own money, without a prior will from the father?
What is the difference between Sadaqah and Zakat?
Will a girl who died before returning stolen money be punished if she intended to return it but was unable to do so? And will the حد السرقة (punishment for theft) be carried out against her after her repentance and Allah’s concealment of her affair? And will her charitable donations be accepted before the debt is repaid? And will she be sinful if she spends her private money on non-essentials and does not save it to repay the debt?
Is it permissible to perform an ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) on behalf of a deceased mother, and what are its examples and types? Does contributing to the building of a mosque or purchasing items that benefit the poor count as an ongoing charity?
Will a person be rewarded for sponsoring an orphan if they intended to do so, but the money did not reach the orphan due to the person's distrust of its delivery?
What is the ruling on reciting the Quran for the deceased, and does "knowledge from which benefit is derived" in the Hadith refer to printing and distributing religious books and tapes on behalf of the deceased?
"Is it permissible to donate the organs of the person who is brain-dead, and is this considered a continuous charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)? "
Which of the two is more deserving of charity: the poor widowed sister who lives on social security and has two sons who do not give her money, or the poor widowed neighbor who has no income after her husband's death and has four young daughters?
Is it permissible for me to pray the obligatory prayer again with the intention of it being a supererogatory prayer after I have already prayed it as an Imam in congregation?
Is it permissible to save money with the intention of donating it on behalf of one's parents and a friend, then give it to the poor after a few days or weeks, or must the intention be made at the time the money is given to the needy? And is it permissible to intend the charity on behalf of all Muslims?
Is obligatory Zakat due on a medical project that was financed with 110,000 pounds, knowing that the capital was used for furnishings and consumable equipment of low value, and that the partners donate 2.5% of the net profits as charity (sadaqah) and not as zakat? If it is obligatory, does the charity they donate suffice for it? If it does not suffice, how can it be paid for the past six years, given the difficulty of accurately calculating the profits?
What is the ruling on charity that was collected for a sick teacher, but she refused it, and then it was given to the donor's poor sister?