Giving charity on behalf of the deceased to relatives and wealthy neighbors
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh Salih, is it permissible to give charity on behalf of the deceased to relatives and neighbors, even if they are not poor?
Answer:
It is of no benefit unless it is for the poor. If the relatives and neighbors are poor, they are more deserving of it, and the deceased receives reward for that if Allah the Exalted accepts it. As for giving it to the wealthy, there is no reward in that. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh Salih, is it permissible to give charity on behalf of the deceased to relatives and neighbors, even if they are not poor?
Answer:
It is of no benefit unless it is for the poor. If the relatives and neighbors are poor, they are more deserving of it, and the deceased receives reward for that if Allah the Exalted accepts it. As for giving it to the wealthy, there is no reward in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (058) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-07-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (37:40)
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