Is it permissible to convert the money [extracted] for the Zakaah to tangible food items and other than that, and then distribute [that instead] to the poor and needy?
Tag: charity
The most tender hearted of people
Shu’bah was the most tender [hearted] of people; he would give the seeker [of aid] whatever was possible for him [to give].
The worst of brothers
And the worst of brothers is he who abandons his brothers during [their time of] hardship and need.
Giving zakaah to relatives and maid servants
What is the ruling regarding giving zakaah to relatives and maid servants?
Denying the obligation of Zakaah
What is the ruling regarding the one who denies the obligation of zakaah?
Giving charity on behalf of my mother
Sometimes I give charity with the intention it is on behalf of my mother, so if I told her about it, would it be considered as showing off?
Concealing the identity of the one giving charity
Is it permissible for me to lie to the one I give charity to, by saying this charity is not from me, but from someone else?
Do not give more than a third of your wealth in charity
When I want to give in charity to my relatives and [those of] my friends who are in need – my mother opposes me in this, claiming that I am squandering my money without benefit, and that I should save my money for what will benefit me later.
Spending on the People of Knowledge
Ahmad ibn Mahdee was someone who [despite having] experienced [financial] loss and [an increase in] wealth, he spent 300,000 dirhams on the people of knowledge.
Using haraam earnings for hajj, getting married or building a masjid
If a person had amassed immense wealth made up of trading in haraam, and then repented to Allaah [from that], is it then permissible for him to perform hajj using this wealth, or donate to charity from it, or [even] get married or build a masjid using it?