The ruling on asking for supplication in exchange for charity
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The questioner:
If some people die, may Allah bless you. They display a monetary charity and ask those who give it to them to make du'a (supplication) for them. They show some money and ask people to make du'a for them, or ask the poor to make du'a for them.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, if Allah wills. Charity is among the means of averting calamity. Praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
But you asked the poor for du'a.
The Shaykh:
It is not meaningful to know about it, just as you say, "My brother, make du'a to Allah, my brother," even if you did not give the thing. Giving charity is pleasing to Allah. No, it is not correct. But charity is good. When a person died, or a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died, or she said, 'Give charity on your behalf.' Did you give charity on her behalf?" He said, "Yes," (peace and blessings be upon him).
If some people die, may Allah bless you. They display a monetary charity and ask those who give it to them to make du'a (supplication) for them. They show some money and ask people to make du'a for them, or ask the poor to make du'a for them.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, if Allah wills. Charity is among the means of averting calamity. Praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
But you asked the poor for du'a.
The Shaykh:
It is not meaningful to know about it, just as you say, "My brother, make du'a to Allah, my brother," even if you did not give the thing. Giving charity is pleasing to Allah. No, it is not correct. But charity is good. When a person died, or a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died, or she said, 'Give charity on your behalf.' Did you give charity on her behalf?" He said, "Yes," (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٦ — archive.org (21:50)
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