Asking the poor person for supplication when giving him charity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I give charity to a poor person, I ask him to make du'a for me. A person stopped me from doing this and said that this is hastening the reward. Is what he said correct?
Answer:
Give it to him and be charitable to him, and he will make du'a for you, saying, "May Allah reward you with good," or something like that. Do not ask for it, for I fear that this may be showing off with the charity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I give charity to a poor person, I ask him to make du'a for me. A person stopped me from doing this and said that this is hastening the reward. Is what he said correct?
Answer:
Give it to him and be charitable to him, and he will make du'a for you, saying, "May Allah reward you with good," or something like that. Do not ask for it, for I fear that this may be showing off with the charity. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (1:12:25)
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