The Ruling on Giving Charity to Seek Success in an Exam
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Question:
Or with nothing else, may Allah grant you success. I was facing a difficult exam, so I gave charity to one of the poor to put a feeling in his heart so that Allah would make the exam easy for me. Is there any violation in that?
Answer:
Yes, this is of the same kind as what came before. If all he wants from this is success in the exam, and he wants nothing from the charity but success in the exam, then that is not valid. His reward will be in this world; if he gave something and succeeded, that will be his recompense in this world. But he will have no reward in the Hereafter for this charity he gave; he is deprived of the reward of the Hereafter. Yes.
Or with nothing else, may Allah grant you success. I was facing a difficult exam, so I gave charity to one of the poor to put a feeling in his heart so that Allah would make the exam easy for me. Is there any violation in that?
Answer:
Yes, this is of the same kind as what came before. If all he wants from this is success in the exam, and he wants nothing from the charity but success in the exam, then that is not valid. His reward will be in this world; if he gave something and succeeded, that will be his recompense in this world. But he will have no reward in the Hereafter for this charity he gave; he is deprived of the reward of the Hereafter. Yes.
Source
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