If I have a sum of money for people whose whereabouts I do not know, should I give it in charity on their behalf?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have a small sum of money for people whose whereabouts I do not know now, is it permissible to give it in charity on their behalf, for example in the cause of da'wah, or must the charity be given only to the poor?
The Shaykh:
First, you must wait.
The questioner:
Until you are hopeless.
The Shaykh:
Of delivering their right to them. So, if you are hopeless of delivering their right to them, give it in charity to the needy, to the poor, to the needy. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have a small sum of money for people whose whereabouts I do not know now, is it permissible to give it in charity on their behalf, for example in the cause of da'wah, or must the charity be given only to the poor?
The Shaykh:
First, you must wait.
The questioner:
Until you are hopeless.
The Shaykh:
Of delivering their right to them. So, if you are hopeless of delivering their right to them, give it in charity to the needy, to the poor, to the needy. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [121 /641] إذا كان عندي مبلغ من المال لأشخاص لا أعرف مكانهم، فهل أتصدق عنهم؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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