Naming the deceased when giving charity on his behalf
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Giving charity on behalf of a deceased person and naming him when giving the charity to the poor person—is this a prescribed matter, such that I say to the poor person, “This charity is on behalf of so-and-so”?
Answer:
No, do not say “on behalf of so-and-so.” Intend it, and that is sufficient. Intention is what makes actions what they are. Intend it on behalf of so-and-so, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Giving charity on behalf of a deceased person and naming him when giving the charity to the poor person—is this a prescribed matter, such that I say to the poor person, “This charity is on behalf of so-and-so”?
Answer:
No, do not say “on behalf of so-and-so.” Intend it, and that is sufficient. Intention is what makes actions what they are. Intend it on behalf of so-and-so, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-06-1439هـ — af.org.sa (52:51)
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