Is it permissible for a woman to ask for zakah and charity for the sake of her children?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on a woman who asks people for money to meet the needs of her children who have no provider, and whose mother's salary is not enough for them because it is meager? And is she allowed to eat with them if people give them money?
Answer:
Yes, she is allowed to ask if what she has is sufficient for her and her children, and the income that comes to them is less than their need. There is no harm in her asking for charity. She is given charity, zakah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on a woman who asks people for money to meet the needs of her children who have no provider, and whose mother's salary is not enough for them because it is meager? And is she allowed to eat with them if people give them money?
Answer:
Yes, she is allowed to ask if what she has is sufficient for her and her children, and the income that comes to them is less than their need. There is no harm in her asking for charity. She is given charity, zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [746\ 3436] هل يجوز للمرأة أن تسأل الزكاة والصدقة من أجل أولادها؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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