Is it permissible to give charity to everyone who asks in the streets, without inquiring about their circumstances?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give charity to everyone who asks, whether they are asking in the streets or in the mosques, or must one know their circumstances?
Answer:
We have no concern but with the outward appearance, and the one who asks has a right. If he is lying, his sin is upon him, and if he is truthful, the charity has reached its destination, and[Al-Ma'arij 70:24-25]. The questioner has a right; it is not your concern. That is between him and Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give charity to everyone who asks, whether they are asking in the streets or in the mosques, or must one know their circumstances?
Answer:
We have no concern but with the outward appearance, and the one who asks has a right. If he is lying, his sin is upon him, and if he is truthful, the charity has reached its destination, and
within whose wealth is a known right (25) For the petitioner and the deprived -
فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [259 /641] هل يباح التصدق على كل من يسأل في الشوارع.. دون السؤال عن حالهم؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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