Is it permissible to give charity by slaughtering a sheep and distributing it to the poor in order to ward off evil and the evil eye?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give charity by slaughtering a sheep and distributing it to the poor in order to ward off evil and the evil eye?
Answer:
No, not with that belief. No. As for slaughtering a sheep with the intention of giving charity to those in need, there is nothing wrong with it. But slaughtering it to ward off evil or to bring about good is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to give charity by slaughtering a sheep and distributing it to the poor in order to ward off evil and the evil eye?
Answer:
No, not with that belief. No. As for slaughtering a sheep with the intention of giving charity to those in need, there is nothing wrong with it. But slaughtering it to ward off evil or to bring about good is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [241 -939] هل يجوز التصدق بذبح شاة وتوزيعها للفقراء وذلك دفعا للشر والعين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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