The Best Charitable Projects Are Those for Which Muslims Have the Greatest Need
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh Salih, what are the best charitable projects that a Muslim should take the initiative to pursue?
The Shaykh:
The best are those that address the needs of Muslims. If the need of Muslims is for food, drink, and clothing, then that is the best. If the need of Muslims is to build a mosque in which they can pray, because of their need for it, then that is the best. This depends on the severity of the need.
The questioner:
So, does that mean that any deed for which Muslims have the greatest need is the priority, in the view of Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Yes. Likewise, if Muslims need to secure water for drinking, then that is better than anything else because of the Muslims' need for it. So, whatever it is that Muslims have the greatest need for, that is the best.
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh Salih, what are the best charitable projects that a Muslim should take the initiative to pursue?
The Shaykh:
The best are those that address the needs of Muslims. If the need of Muslims is for food, drink, and clothing, then that is the best. If the need of Muslims is to build a mosque in which they can pray, because of their need for it, then that is the best. This depends on the severity of the need.
The questioner:
So, does that mean that any deed for which Muslims have the greatest need is the priority, in the view of Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Yes. Likewise, if Muslims need to secure water for drinking, then that is better than anything else because of the Muslims' need for it. So, whatever it is that Muslims have the greatest need for, that is the best.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4776- أفضل المشاريع الخيرية ما كان المسلمون إليه أحوج - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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