Advice to Relief Organizations and Those Who Doubt Them

Question:
Praise be to Allah, Islamic relief organizations have multiplied in the world, such as the International Islamic Relief Organization in the Kingdom, the African Muslims Committee in Kuwait, and others. However, some people cast doubt on these Islamic organizations and criticize them for certain errors. What is your advice to those who cast doubt on them? And what is your guidance to those in charge of these organizations?

Answer:
As for my advice to those in charge of these objectives, my advice to them is to take care of this, to deliver the right to its rightful owners, and to stay away from the causes of suspicion. They should stay away from things for which they might be accused. They must strive to collect the charity from what has been donated and deliver it to those who are entitled to it through trustworthy means and trustworthy people. They must strive to make this clear and publicize it so that people know about it and so that suspicion stays away from them. My advice to one who finds an error on their part is to guide them to the error and alert them, saying, "You made a mistake in such-and-such," or "I have heard such-and-such," so that they become aware of this matter. One should not launch general condemnation against them, lest it discourage people from this great good. Rather, one should guide them to what they got wrong. If one has proof, he says, "I have heard such-and-such; I hope you will verify this matter and take care of it, so that it does not become a cause for a cautious person to suspect corruption." It is obligatory for everyone who hears of an error by an organization to guide it to the truth if he has verified it and knows it with certainty, guiding it so that it becomes upright. If he has doubt, he says, "I have heard such-and-such; I hope you will verify this and take care of this matter so that you are not accused of it, so that the benefit is realized and good is achieved for everyone." Yes.