What is the ruling on giving charity to neighbors who do not pray and do not fast?
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The questioner : The questioner says: I have neighbors who do not pray and do not fast, and when someone speaks to them, they delay in responding, and they are poor. Is it valid to give them charity, for example, and what should we do with them?
The Shaykh : If these neighbors who do not pray and do not fast are non-Muslims from the start, I do not know if this questioner is from the Kingdom or from elsewhere; he may be from outside the Kingdom, and his neighbors may be Christians or polytheists. If they are Christians or polytheists, it is permissible to give them charity, because Allah says:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8] And 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a set of clothes to his brother in Makkah, and his brother was a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah).
As for if these people who do not pray and do not fast are originally Muslims, but they have committed apostasy from Islam, so they do not pray and do not fast, then it is not permissible to let them live; they must be killed as disbelievers. They should be given the opportunity to repent; if they repent and fast and pray, that is fine, otherwise they must be killed as apostates, may Allah protect us from that.
The Shaykh : If these neighbors who do not pray and do not fast are non-Muslims from the start, I do not know if this questioner is from the Kingdom or from elsewhere; he may be from outside the Kingdom, and his neighbors may be Christians or polytheists. If they are Christians or polytheists, it is permissible to give them charity, because Allah says:
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَAs for if these people who do not pray and do not fast are originally Muslims, but they have committed apostasy from Islam, so they do not pray and do not fast, then it is not permissible to let them live; they must be killed as disbelievers. They should be given the opportunity to repent; if they repent and fast and pray, that is fine, otherwise they must be killed as apostates, may Allah protect us from that.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 13 - 17 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1403 هـ - الدرس الثالث عشر - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (1:02:41)
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