Is it permissible to collect money to give to one of one’s needy relatives, or is the one who does so considered among those who ask people for charity?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person knows that a relative of his, or a neighbor of his, is in need, and he goes out and works among his friends and relatives to collect some money for him, so that he may be self-sufficient and not have to ask people, does the one who collects the money fall under the category of those who ask people?
Answer:
No, this is assisting in righteousness and piety, and relieving the need of the needy person. The needy person is in need of charity, meaning zakah. So he is working to help him meet his need. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person knows that a relative of his, or a neighbor of his, is in need, and he goes out and works among his friends and relatives to collect some money for him, so that he may be self-sufficient and not have to ask people, does the one who collects the money fall under the category of those who ask people?
Answer:
No, this is assisting in righteousness and piety, and relieving the need of the needy person. The needy person is in need of charity, meaning zakah. So he is working to help him meet his need. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [245 /641] هل من جمع المال ليعطيه أحد أقاربه المحتاجين، هل يكون هو ممن يسأل الناس؟ — youtube.com
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