Is it permissible to donate the reward of a deed to a living person?
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Question:
He says: If I give charity, or take care of an orphan, or feed a fasting person, and then I intend that for a living person, is that permissible?
Answer:
This is at the time of the act. As for you intending it for yourself and then intending it for someone else, no. This is at the time of the act. You intend it for yourself or for someone else? At the time of the act, when you do the thing, you intend that it is for you or that it is for someone else, yes.
He says: If I give charity, or take care of an orphan, or feed a fasting person, and then I intend that for a living person, is that permissible?
Answer:
This is at the time of the act. As for you intending it for yourself and then intending it for someone else, no. This is at the time of the act. You intend it for yourself or for someone else? At the time of the act, when you do the thing, you intend that it is for you or that it is for someone else, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز وهب ثواب العمل لشخص حيّ؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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