Giving Expiation and Voluntary Charity to the People of the Book
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The questioner:
Is it permissible to give the money for expiation to the People of the Book?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Giving the money for expiation to the People of the Book, and is it permissible in the first place?
The Shaykh:
Feeding as expiation is not given to the People of the Book; it is given to a Muslim. This is for voluntary giving. As for what is obligatory, such as expiation, zakat, zakat al-fitr, and the obligatory zakat on wealth, it is not given to disbelievers; it is given to Muslims.
The questioner:
He says: Is it permissible to give voluntary charity to the People of the Book?
The Shaykh:
To those among them who are in need. It is voluntary charity, not zakat. There is nothing wrong with voluntary giving. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8]. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
A person at war? No, you are not allowed to give anything to a person at war. But for one who is not at war, it is permissible to give him from voluntary charity. Yes.
Is it permissible to give the money for expiation to the People of the Book?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
Giving the money for expiation to the People of the Book, and is it permissible in the first place?
The Shaykh:
Feeding as expiation is not given to the People of the Book; it is given to a Muslim. This is for voluntary giving. As for what is obligatory, such as expiation, zakat, zakat al-fitr, and the obligatory zakat on wealth, it is not given to disbelievers; it is given to Muslims.
The questioner:
He says: Is it permissible to give voluntary charity to the People of the Book?
The Shaykh:
To those among them who are in need. It is voluntary charity, not zakat. There is nothing wrong with voluntary giving. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them
عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْThe questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
A person at war? No, you are not allowed to give anything to a person at war. But for one who is not at war, it is permissible to give him from voluntary charity. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الوضوء بالخارج من السبيل — islamhouse.com (46:57)
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