What is the ruling on giving charity to one who does not pray, or one who prays but has major sins?
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Question:
Is it permissible to give charity to one who does not pray, and likewise to one who prays but has major sins and open sinfulness and smokes?
Answer:
As for the one who does not pray, who abandons the prayer intentionally, do not give him charity, because he is a disbeliever. Do not give him charity, and zakah is not permissible for him. As for the disobedient Muslim who has sins but is a Muslim and prays, but has some sins, if he is poor, give him charity along with advice, advising him to repent to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Is it permissible to give charity to one who does not pray, and likewise to one who prays but has major sins and open sinfulness and smokes?
Answer:
As for the one who does not pray, who abandons the prayer intentionally, do not give him charity, because he is a disbeliever. Do not give him charity, and zakah is not permissible for him. As for the disobedient Muslim who has sins but is a Muslim and prays, but has some sins, if he is poor, give him charity along with advice, advising him to repent to Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصدقة لمن لا يصلي أو يصلي ولكن عنده منكرات؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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