Inviting people to a meal called charity on behalf of the deceased
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The questioner:
'Ali Salim says: Some people
The Shaykh:
in the making of a walimah (wedding feast).
The questioner:
invite people to it and say it is charity on behalf of the deceased. What is the ruling on this action?
The Shaykh:
Charity for the needy: if the people he invited are poor and in need, that is a good thing. But if he invites the rich and says this is charity on behalf of the deceased, it is not charity. This is the default ruling.
'Ali Salim says: Some people
The Shaykh:
in the making of a walimah (wedding feast).
The questioner:
invite people to it and say it is charity on behalf of the deceased. What is the ruling on this action?
The Shaykh:
Charity for the needy: if the people he invited are poor and in need, that is a good thing. But if he invites the rich and says this is charity on behalf of the deceased, it is not charity. This is the default ruling.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/126 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (39:04)
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