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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A gift is not accepted from a person suffering from a dangerous illness in an amount exceeding one-third. Does this include Ebola?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Are infectious diseases like Ebola considered a dangerous illness such that donating more than one-third is not valid?

Answer:
If the doctors determine that it is a dangerous illness, then it is dangerous. This is a matter for the doctors. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2015 -3022] لا تقبل عطية من مرض بمرض مخوف بأكثر من الثلث، فهل يدخل في ذلك مرض الإيبولا؟ — youtube.com

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