Charity for the Poor Person Who Commits Sins and Advising Him
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The questioner:
Now, some of the danger—may Allah forgive you—regarding some of the entertainments, such as satellite dishes and the like. Does this mean that one should advise the person one intends to give charity to?
The Shaykh:
Even if he is a disbeliever, you do not withhold charity.
The questioner:
But it is not equivalent.
The Shaykh:
(Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8] The disbeliever is more severe than the one who sees his line in shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The questioner:
But it is not a support, and, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
No, no, you have no concern with it. Give it to him, and the sin is upon him if he is poor. But advise him against the satellite dish and other things.
The questioner:
The one who sinned—may Allah forgive him—came to give charity to the housekeeper. This one said, "Rent." Do not put the housekeeper and the keeper of the entertainments in the same category. Does he sin by doing this?
The Shaykh:
The poor person is given charity, but he is advised against the satellite dish and other sins. If he is a healthy sinner who smokes, or uses drugs, or is a drunkard, but he is poor, there is nothing wrong with giving him charity. Advise him and say to him, "Fear Allah, do not smoke, do not use the satellite dish, do not drink intoxicants, and do not be undutiful to your parents." Just as you advise the disbeliever, you give to him and advise him. In any case, he may put it in bread or he may put it in clothing, so he is one who has turned away from others.
The questioner:
But if he becomes responsible for charity, he knows that if he is strict with the poor person, he will turn him away from the evil.
The Shaykh:
The point is that, in general, the health is in its place, and the charity is in its place.
Now, some of the danger—may Allah forgive you—regarding some of the entertainments, such as satellite dishes and the like. Does this mean that one should advise the person one intends to give charity to?
The Shaykh:
Even if he is a disbeliever, you do not withhold charity.
The questioner:
But it is not equivalent.
The Shaykh:
(Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them
لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْThe questioner:
But it is not a support, and, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
No, no, you have no concern with it. Give it to him, and the sin is upon him if he is poor. But advise him against the satellite dish and other things.
The questioner:
The one who sinned—may Allah forgive him—came to give charity to the housekeeper. This one said, "Rent." Do not put the housekeeper and the keeper of the entertainments in the same category. Does he sin by doing this?
The Shaykh:
The poor person is given charity, but he is advised against the satellite dish and other sins. If he is a healthy sinner who smokes, or uses drugs, or is a drunkard, but he is poor, there is nothing wrong with giving him charity. Advise him and say to him, "Fear Allah, do not smoke, do not use the satellite dish, do not drink intoxicants, and do not be undutiful to your parents." Just as you advise the disbeliever, you give to him and advise him. In any case, he may put it in bread or he may put it in clothing, so he is one who has turned away from others.
The questioner:
But if he becomes responsible for charity, he knows that if he is strict with the poor person, he will turn him away from the evil.
The Shaykh:
The point is that, in general, the health is in its place, and the charity is in its place.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب البر والصلة — islamhouse.com (16:03)
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