Ruling on disposing of the surplus of donations collected on behalf of a recipient
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O Shaykh, there is a person who collects donations at his workplace and takes them to a charitable center at the same workplace, for a limited number of people listed on a sheet.
The Shaykh: That is: people of limited means.
The questioner: On a sheet, a specific number of people.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: And whatever exceeds that amount, he disposes of it by giving it to needy people he knows.
The Shaykh: That is: he collects donations for people.
The questioner: For people at this center.
The Shaykh: For people at the center.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Is he collecting from people or collecting for people?The questioner: No, rather he is collecting from people.
The Shaykh: From your colleagues?The questioner: Yes, for the charitable center, and their names are limited; I visit them monthly.
The Shaykh: At the charitable center.
The questioner: Yes, at the same workplace, and I visit them monthly to collect from them, and whatever exceeds these donations, I dispose of it for people I know who are in need.
The Shaykh: What are you collecting for?The questioner: For the charitable center.
If the charitable center has millions, that is not surplus for it, so the charitable center bears everything.
The questioner: No, they exceed the sheet I have.
The Shaykh: That is: as if the charitable center gives you a sheet and says: Collect this amount for us?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And you collect from your colleagues and it exceeds?The questioner: It exceeds, yes.
The Shaykh: But! You do not take the surplus. If you reach the limit set for you by the charitable center,For example, he said to you: Ten thousand, we want ten thousand, collect ten thousand for us, may Allah reward you with good. You collected ten thousand from ten people, do not take from the eleventh person ever.
The questioner: No, I do not take; but is he a donor?The Shaykh: Even if he donates, are you limited?It was said to you: Collect ten thousand for the charitable center, do you understand or not?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: For example, you come and collect ten thousand from ten people, the colleagues you have are twenty people, do not take from the rest, do you understand?The questioner: But the field is open! The Shaykh: O my dear, you are now collecting not for donation in general, but for donation to a charitable center. You collected what was required, what do we want to say to them about the rest?You want to say: I give you this sheet, I have a donation collection?If you say this, it means: That you took for the charitable center and the charitable center is not in need.
In any case, if the charitable center sets a specific amount for you and you collect it from those with you, do not take more. This is the answer.
The questioner: But the charitable center did not set a limit for me?The Shaykh: Subhan Allah! O people! You are telling me: Set a limit for me.
The questioner: I am the one who is limited in the sheet.
The Shaykh: Look, may Allah bless you,If the charitable center says: This sheet says: Collect the amount for us, and it is not limited. Collect even if you collect one hundred thousand, and give it to the charitable center. Do not dispose of it yourself; because it is for the charitable center, you have no right over it. And if a limit is set for you and you reach the limit, do not add. This is the answer.
The Shaykh: That is: people of limited means.
The questioner: On a sheet, a specific number of people.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: And whatever exceeds that amount, he disposes of it by giving it to needy people he knows.
The Shaykh: That is: he collects donations for people.
The questioner: For people at this center.
The Shaykh: For people at the center.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Is he collecting from people or collecting for people?The questioner: No, rather he is collecting from people.
The Shaykh: From your colleagues?The questioner: Yes, for the charitable center, and their names are limited; I visit them monthly.
The Shaykh: At the charitable center.
The questioner: Yes, at the same workplace, and I visit them monthly to collect from them, and whatever exceeds these donations, I dispose of it for people I know who are in need.
The Shaykh: What are you collecting for?The questioner: For the charitable center.
If the charitable center has millions, that is not surplus for it, so the charitable center bears everything.
The questioner: No, they exceed the sheet I have.
The Shaykh: That is: as if the charitable center gives you a sheet and says: Collect this amount for us?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And you collect from your colleagues and it exceeds?The questioner: It exceeds, yes.
The Shaykh: But! You do not take the surplus. If you reach the limit set for you by the charitable center,For example, he said to you: Ten thousand, we want ten thousand, collect ten thousand for us, may Allah reward you with good. You collected ten thousand from ten people, do not take from the eleventh person ever.
The questioner: No, I do not take; but is he a donor?The Shaykh: Even if he donates, are you limited?It was said to you: Collect ten thousand for the charitable center, do you understand or not?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: For example, you come and collect ten thousand from ten people, the colleagues you have are twenty people, do not take from the rest, do you understand?The questioner: But the field is open! The Shaykh: O my dear, you are now collecting not for donation in general, but for donation to a charitable center. You collected what was required, what do we want to say to them about the rest?You want to say: I give you this sheet, I have a donation collection?If you say this, it means: That you took for the charitable center and the charitable center is not in need.
In any case, if the charitable center sets a specific amount for you and you collect it from those with you, do not take more. This is the answer.
The questioner: But the charitable center did not set a limit for me?The Shaykh: Subhan Allah! O people! You are telling me: Set a limit for me.
The questioner: I am the one who is limited in the sheet.
The Shaykh: Look, may Allah bless you,If the charitable center says: This sheet says: Collect the amount for us, and it is not limited. Collect even if you collect one hundred thousand, and give it to the charitable center. Do not dispose of it yourself; because it is for the charitable center, you have no right over it. And if a limit is set for you and you reach the limit, do not add. This is the answer.