Is it valid to sponsor an orphan through banks?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 133, he asks: Does donating to orphans through banks with a specific amount under the name of orphan sponsorship fall within this virtue?
Answer:
What is it through banks? Banks deal in riba (usury or interest). But give it to the charitable organizations you trust, which will deliver it to the orphan. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I and the guardian of an orphan will be in the Garden like these two."
صلى الله عليه وسلم أنا وكافل اليتيم في الجنة كهاتينAnswer:
What is it through banks? Banks deal in riba (usury or interest). But give it to the charitable organizations you trust, which will deliver it to the orphan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 399- هل تصح كفالة اليتيم عن طريق البنوك؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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