The Position on Beggars in Mosques
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the Shari'ah position of Muslims in general, and the imams of mosques in particular, regarding the beggars in mosques who engage in asking?
Answer:
If you know that he is a liar and a swindler, point it out. Say, "Look, this is not correct, and I know such-and-such about him." But if you do not know him, the default is that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:[Al-Ma'arij 70:24-25] If you do not know anything about him, but you should advise him to lower his voice and not distract the worshippers from their dhikr. It is enough that he sits, sits in front of them, not at the door, and does not distract them with his talk. He says, "I am in need." You are in need, but do not disturb the people or distract them from the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the Shari'ah position of Muslims in general, and the imams of mosques in particular, regarding the beggars in mosques who engage in asking?
Answer:
If you know that he is a liar and a swindler, point it out. Say, "Look, this is not correct, and I know such-and-such about him." But if you do not know him, the default is that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
within whose wealth is a known right (25) For the petitioner and the deprived -
فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب الميت — islamhouse.com (1:15:16)
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