If you are given money to give in charity to a specific person, do not give it to anyone else
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The questioner : Hello, yes. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : May Allah make you well, Shaykh. Yes, how are you?
The Shaykh : Well, and no accent?
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh. I have a question, I swear by Allah. May Allah be pleased with you.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : I say, there is a family of orphans with me, O Shaykh? There is a family of orphans, and I spoke to them, and I said, "May you have a thousand blessings," a monthly salary. After that, they moved from the rented apartment, and we found them a place to live, and may Allah reward him well. Another person donated an amount to them, so I started giving this family of orphans the full amount, as it is, without any deduction. And the second one, I spoke to him and said, "There is a second family, meaning other families, their situation is difficult, and so on." So is it possible for me to give this amount to the second family? He said, "Perhaps this is what I gave you, you have the freedom to dispose of it. Is it permissible for you, O Shaykh?"
The Shaykh : If the one who gave it to you said, "Take this money, and you are free to dispose of it," then spend it on whomever you wish.
The questioner : Okay, even if this is, for example, with you.
The Shaykh : For specific orphans.
The questioner : Orphans.
The Shaykh : For specific non-Muslims.
The questioner : Only for orphans, only.
The Shaykh : For specific orphans, stay with me. If he said "for specific orphans," then it is not permissible for you to spend it on others. But if he said "for orphans" and did not specify, then give it to whomever you wish from the orphans.
The questioner : Yes, only for orphans, meaning it is not permissible, for example, to give it to a sick person, for example.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not permissible.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Unless he said, "You are free to dispose of it."
The questioner : Yes, he said, "You are free to dispose of it."
The Shaykh : Alongside that, he said "for orphans" and "I am free."
The questioner : I specified for him, I specified for him that these are orphans, a family of orphans, and we want to give them this amount. So he said, "There is no objection." When another person also donated an amount to these orphans, I spoke to him and said, "There are other weak people, and so on, and there are blind people, families, the family, this one is blind, and so on." He said, "This amount is yours, you have the freedom to dispose of it."
The Shaykh : There is no harm if he gave you the freedom.
The questioner : Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : May Allah make you well, Shaykh. Yes, how are you?
The Shaykh : Well, and no accent?
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh. I have a question, I swear by Allah. May Allah be pleased with you.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : I say, there is a family of orphans with me, O Shaykh? There is a family of orphans, and I spoke to them, and I said, "May you have a thousand blessings," a monthly salary. After that, they moved from the rented apartment, and we found them a place to live, and may Allah reward him well. Another person donated an amount to them, so I started giving this family of orphans the full amount, as it is, without any deduction. And the second one, I spoke to him and said, "There is a second family, meaning other families, their situation is difficult, and so on." So is it possible for me to give this amount to the second family? He said, "Perhaps this is what I gave you, you have the freedom to dispose of it. Is it permissible for you, O Shaykh?"
The Shaykh : If the one who gave it to you said, "Take this money, and you are free to dispose of it," then spend it on whomever you wish.
The questioner : Okay, even if this is, for example, with you.
The Shaykh : For specific orphans.
The questioner : Orphans.
The Shaykh : For specific non-Muslims.
The questioner : Only for orphans, only.
The Shaykh : For specific orphans, stay with me. If he said "for specific orphans," then it is not permissible for you to spend it on others. But if he said "for orphans" and did not specify, then give it to whomever you wish from the orphans.
The questioner : Yes, only for orphans, meaning it is not permissible, for example, to give it to a sick person, for example.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not permissible.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Unless he said, "You are free to dispose of it."
The questioner : Yes, he said, "You are free to dispose of it."
The Shaykh : Alongside that, he said "for orphans" and "I am free."
The questioner : I specified for him, I specified for him that these are orphans, a family of orphans, and we want to give them this amount. So he said, "There is no objection." When another person also donated an amount to these orphans, I spoke to him and said, "There are other weak people, and so on, and there are blind people, families, the family, this one is blind, and so on." He said, "This amount is yours, you have the freedom to dispose of it."
The Shaykh : There is no harm if he gave you the freedom.
The questioner : Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 883- إذا اعطيت مال لتتصدق به لأحد معين فلا تعطيه لأحد غيره/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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