Is there a reward for giving charity to a non-Muslim if he is in dire need? We ask for information on this.
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The questioner : Is there a reward for giving charity to a non-Muslim if he is in dire need? We ask for information on this.
The Shaykh : Giving charity to a non-Muslim is permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is a reward in it if he is in need of it, but the obligatory charity, i.e., zakah, is not permissible for him unless he is among those whose hearts are to be reconciled. It is also a condition for giving him charity that he not be among those who fight the Muslims. If he is among those who fight the Muslims and drive them out of their homes, then no charity is given to him, because giving him charity entails or necessitates aiding him against the Muslims. Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8-9]. Yes.
The questioner : He also asks and says.
The Shaykh : Giving charity to a non-Muslim is permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is a reward in it if he is in need of it, but the obligatory charity, i.e., zakah, is not permissible for him unless he is among those whose hearts are to be reconciled. It is also a condition for giving him charity that he not be among those who fight the Muslims. If he is among those who fight the Muslims and drive them out of their homes, then no charity is given to him, because giving him charity entails or necessitates aiding him against the Muslims. Allah the Exalted says:
(8) Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly. (9) Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
لا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ أَنْ تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ * إِنَّمَا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ وَظَاهَرُوا عَلَى إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَنْ تَوَلَّوْهُمْ وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَThe questioner : He also asks and says.