The Ruling on Giving Charity to a Disbeliever
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on giving charity to a disbeliever?
Answer:
Voluntary charity is permissible. Giving voluntarily to a disbeliever is permissible because it is an act of kindness, especially if the disbeliever does not harm the Muslims, so you should seek their friendship and be generous toward them, or if there is hope for their reconciliation and conversion to Islam, or if he is a hungry person, you should be kind to him. As for obligatory alms, no, obligatory alms are not permissible for anyone other than a poor Muslim, except in cases of reconciliation, and this is the concern of the Imam, the Imam of the Muslims, who is the one in charge of reconciliation.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on giving charity to a disbeliever?
Answer:
Voluntary charity is permissible. Giving voluntarily to a disbeliever is permissible because it is an act of kindness, especially if the disbeliever does not harm the Muslims, so you should seek their friendship and be generous toward them, or if there is hope for their reconciliation and conversion to Islam, or if he is a hungry person, you should be kind to him. As for obligatory alms, no, obligatory alms are not permissible for anyone other than a poor Muslim, except in cases of reconciliation, and this is the concern of the Imam, the Imam of the Muslims, who is the one in charge of reconciliation.
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