Questions regarding some of the rulings on donations, specifically concerning the gathering of television employees who collect donations via telephone in public before the viewers for the sake of

The questioner : "Aid": My Shaykh, I would like to mention, for example, regarding these matters, that after the Friday prayer, our brother "Abu Malik" mentioned that you have heard about the donation for the Hope Cancer Hospital. And yesterday I was at my father's house and saw them doing the same thing in a way—subhan Allah!—my Shaykh, it is a strange method; I mean, truly a very strange policy; to the point that there is now competition among people, and whoever pays and donates to this hospital wants to do so.

The Shaykh : Yes, I do not know who you heard it from, yes, from these sources.

The questioner : "Ayd": Yes.

The Shaykh : He said something, exaggerated, truly terrible.

The questioner : "Aid": The highest one, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Okay; what is the method?

The questioner : "Aid": Yes, so that you have the picture, they are bringing a live broadcast, of course, a group of employees at the television sit at tables and hold telephones directly; the citizen calls them, it rings, "Hello, who is the donor?" "By Allah, I am the donor." "What is your name?" "I am the owner of such-and-such company, I donated one thousand dinars." They record his name at such-and-such time, they put down the phone, they say: "And thanks to him," meaning praise and commendation. After a while, another one calls... "So-and-so with five thousand dinars," then after that, then he comes and says—for example—they become... some with others, "Oh So-and-so"—they bring actors—"Oh So-and-so, okay; now what is still missing?" "By Allah, what is still missing is this resuscitation room, what does it cost?" "It costs—for example—fifteen thousand dinars." After a while, one is on the line: "My brother, I am donating a resuscitation room for fifteen thousand dinars." After a little while, likewise, "I am donating this." To the point that one of them donated a quarter of a million, two hundred and fifty thousand dinars. And in this manner, within perhaps a few hours, one called and said: "I want to see how much you have collected," so they brought the number to four million Jordanian dinars. So, is this style—my Shaykh—and this method, of course, then they bring a second picture in the studio, here in the association or I do not know what they call this, they bring a picture; and if there are children, a child is holding a paper and says to him: "Please, uncle," yes, look at this honest, innocent child bringing five pounds. Another one, look, one is bringing his piggy bank with perhaps one or two dinars in it, one is bringing... what is it, I mean, in this manner; so they truly attracted the hearts of people to the point that what? I mean, they give these huge amounts. So if there is an observation—my Shaykh—or something about this so that the person is on...?

The Shaykh : An observation, there is something; first of all, I am inclined to think that there are theatrical matters in it that are not real.

The questioner : "Aid": From which side, my Shaykh?

The Shaykh : They have agreed with some of their individuals that they call us and say: "I want to donate a quarter of a million," and this five thousand, and so on.

The questioner : "Ayd": Yes.

The Shaykh : This is ink on paper; only to stir up the people and move them and encourage them.

The questioner : "Ayd": Yes.

The Shaykh : I do not rule out this.

The questioner : "Aid": Ah, this means he wants.

The Shaykh : This is from one side; from another side, stirring up souls in this manner drives them to showing off, and showing off, and lack of sincerity in the charity or in the endowment for Allah—Mighty and Majestic.
We say: these are the ones who donated, and their intentions.

The questioner : "Ayd": Yes.

The Shaykh : But we do not support this style.

The questioner : "Aid": You do not support this, then—my Shaykh—they are clever, they know... they brought Dr. "Ahmad al-Awaishah," and they did an interview with him in front of the children and in front of the people. They said: "Dr. Ahmad, please, we would like a word from you." Of course, the truth is, he spoke the truth, about charity and encouraging charity and so on. And then he said at the end, "And I am donating such-and-such amount," he donated, I mean, a specific amount, so that they point to the people that even from the Sharia perspective, this Shaykh is encouraging you to donate.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : "Aid": And charity is multiplied tenfold.
So, just these observations, but as a project—my Shaykh—and supporting them, do you see this?

The Shaykh : Yes, I mean, up to the point that today—yesterday I think—Umm Muhammad, this al-Abdiniyyah, you may know her... the call.

The questioner : "Aid": Through the call, yes, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh : She has agreed with her husband to stop a cemetery in the Salafi manner for burying the dead, so they were speaking with me for about a year regarding this. I gave them the prescribed idea in taking the cemetery.

The questioner : "Ayd": Yes.

The Shaykh : For example—for example—we said to them: buy land, let it be—for example—one hundred meters by one hundred meters, the more the better, the important thing is the execution.