The Ruling on Giving Charity to a Disbeliever
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to give charity to a disbeliever? And what is the best in that, giving to the Muslim first?
Answer:
The obligatory charity is not permissible for a disbeliever, such as zakah and zakat al-fitr. As for voluntary charity, it is given to the needy, even if he is a disbeliever. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to give charity to a disbeliever? And what is the best in that, giving to the Muslim first?
Answer:
The obligatory charity is not permissible for a disbeliever, such as zakah and zakat al-fitr. As for voluntary charity, it is given to the needy, even if he is a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تحريم قتل الصيد وضمانه بنظيره — islamhouse.com (33:45)
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