Is it permissible for employees of charitable organizations to take salaries from the funds collected for charitable works?
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The questioner : Our question, Shaykh, is on the previous topic regarding the associations.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, Shaykh, do you mean that you prohibit the associations if there are financial embezzlements, but if it is, so to speak, for the purpose of relieving the distressed and spreading knowledge, then there is no harm in that?
The Shaykh : The question is not clear, especially after this explanation. So, clarify your question. May Allah reward you.
The questioner : I mean, Shaykh, we understood from what came before that the charitable associations have some negatives. One of their negatives is taking money in the name of the workers. So, if this is, so to speak, done with the intention of seeking reward, they do this.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah reward you, with the intention of seeking reward, but what is the right of the poor person? Giving it for building a mosque, is this not seeking reward? Yes, it is, but it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible, yes.
The Shaykh : This is it. So, if we are satisfied with the issue of seeking reward, the money must be placed in its proper place. And for that reason, we said, drawing attention to the fact that there must be two funds: one fund dedicated to zakah and the expenditures of zakah, and a fund for charitable works, such as building mosques, building hospitals, schools, and so on. It is not sufficient if we say there is seeking reward and sincerity in it. It is also necessary to consider the other aspects mentioned previously.
Yes
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, Shaykh, do you mean that you prohibit the associations if there are financial embezzlements, but if it is, so to speak, for the purpose of relieving the distressed and spreading knowledge, then there is no harm in that?
The Shaykh : The question is not clear, especially after this explanation. So, clarify your question. May Allah reward you.
The questioner : I mean, Shaykh, we understood from what came before that the charitable associations have some negatives. One of their negatives is taking money in the name of the workers. So, if this is, so to speak, done with the intention of seeking reward, they do this.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah reward you, with the intention of seeking reward, but what is the right of the poor person? Giving it for building a mosque, is this not seeking reward? Yes, it is, but it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible, yes.
The Shaykh : This is it. So, if we are satisfied with the issue of seeking reward, the money must be placed in its proper place. And for that reason, we said, drawing attention to the fact that there must be two funds: one fund dedicated to zakah and the expenditures of zakah, and a fund for charitable works, such as building mosques, building hospitals, schools, and so on. It is not sufficient if we say there is seeking reward and sincerity in it. It is also necessary to consider the other aspects mentioned previously.
Yes
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