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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on giving to a beggar when there is doubt about his need

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Question:
The nature of the matter, which causes many people to be hesitant in giving charity, so the best of those are the married men in mosques and elsewhere, and they are the healthiest of the strong, whereas the nature of the community harms them.

Answer:
The beggar has a right to be given. If he is truthful, he takes this charity with right. If he is lying, his sin is upon him. The one who gives charity gets his reward in any case, whether this beggar is in need or not, because he obeyed the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to give to the beggar.
And because he intended by giving it the face of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. A person sleeps upon his intention. The sin and prohibition return to the beggar himself; his sin is upon him. Except if you know, if you are certain that this person is rich, then do not give to him. But if you do not know anything, you do not know, you build upon the appearance, you give to him, we rely upon his own state. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب صدقة التطوع — islamhouse.com (3:39)

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