Charity and Zakah for Non-Muslims
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The questioner:
Sami asks: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on giving charity to non-Muslims?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that for the needy and the hungry, even if they are not Muslim. If a person is hungry and in need, give him charity and save him from death and hunger. This is part of excellence in worship. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:195] Yes.
The questioner:
A question was sent to your eminence, saying:
The Shaykh:
As for zakah, it is not permissible to give it to a non-Muslim. Zakah, vows, and expiations are not permissible to give to a non-Muslim. As for voluntary charity and donations, the matter is broad. Yes.
Sami asks: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on giving charity to non-Muslims?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that for the needy and the hungry, even if they are not Muslim. If a person is hungry and in need, give him charity and save him from death and hunger. This is part of excellence in worship. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
وَأَحْسِنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَThe questioner:
A question was sent to your eminence, saying:
The Shaykh:
As for zakah, it is not permissible to give it to a non-Muslim. Zakah, vows, and expiations are not permissible to give to a non-Muslim. As for voluntary charity and donations, the matter is broad. Yes.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 09-5-2-1433 — archive.org (1:03:19)
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