A disbelieving woman wants to give her money to her Muslim neighbor after her death because of the Muslim woman's kindness to her; is it permissible for the Muslim woman to accept it?
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The questioner : All right, the second question is that a woman here in Canada, meaning a Canadian Christian.
The Shaykh : Was she a Christian and still is?
Abu Mu'adh: She is a Christian and still is, and she had a Muslim neighbor and friend who used to be kind to her, visit her, and do good to her. She reached an advanced age and is on the verge of death.
The Shaykh : The Muslim one?
The questioner : No, the Canadian disbeliever.
The Shaykh : Yes, all right.
The questioner : She wants to give her money to this Muslim woman who used to be kind to her; it may amount to about one hundred thousand dollars.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : She wants to give this money to the Muslim woman on the condition that the Muslim woman takes care of her grave, plants roses on the grave, and there are rituals followed by the Christians here; this is her condition. Is it permissible for the Muslim woman to take this money and do this for this old Christian woman if she dies?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible?
The Shaykh : If this Christian woman donates her money to that Muslim woman without any condition, it is lawful for her; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my dear brother.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Regarding, my dear brother, the hijab of the woman, the covering of the face, of course we have heard what you say, that you say the word "recommended" and not "obligatory." Do you still hold this opinion?
The Shaykh : And I still do, and every day my faith in that increases.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh : And you.
The questioner : A brother wants to greet you.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Take it, speak with him.
The Shaykh : Bring it.
The brother: Peace be upon you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The brother: Basam al-'Azhm from Canada, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
Basam al-'Azhm: May you be rewarded, O Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and place it in your scale of good deeds.
The Shaykh : May Allah accept from you what you say, if Allah wills.
Basam: Amen, O Lord of the worlds, and if Allah wills, we will meet soon by the permission of the One, the Unique.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
Basam: May Allah bless you, O Shaykh. Do you advise us about something?
The Shaykh : I advise you to fear Allah.
Basam: There is no deity but Allah.
The Shaykh : Especially since you are in the lands of disbelief.
Basam: Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And in the lands of open sinfulness and lewdness.
Basam: There is no power nor strength except by Allah.
The Shaykh : So protect yourselves by holding fast to the morals of your religion and your worship of your Lord.
Basam: If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : And I hope for you success.
Basam: And may Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
Basam: There is no deity but Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
Basam: Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu Layla : By Allah, what Allah willed, I have already prepared the tapes for him and arranged them for him, but he did not come to take them.
The Shaykh : He did not come? I wish you had told me; I would have told him.
Abu Layla : I did not want to interrupt your speech.
The Shaykh : Was she a Christian and still is?
Abu Mu'adh: She is a Christian and still is, and she had a Muslim neighbor and friend who used to be kind to her, visit her, and do good to her. She reached an advanced age and is on the verge of death.
The Shaykh : The Muslim one?
The questioner : No, the Canadian disbeliever.
The Shaykh : Yes, all right.
The questioner : She wants to give her money to this Muslim woman who used to be kind to her; it may amount to about one hundred thousand dollars.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : She wants to give this money to the Muslim woman on the condition that the Muslim woman takes care of her grave, plants roses on the grave, and there are rituals followed by the Christians here; this is her condition. Is it permissible for the Muslim woman to take this money and do this for this old Christian woman if she dies?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible?
The Shaykh : If this Christian woman donates her money to that Muslim woman without any condition, it is lawful for her; otherwise, it is not.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my dear brother.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Regarding, my dear brother, the hijab of the woman, the covering of the face, of course we have heard what you say, that you say the word "recommended" and not "obligatory." Do you still hold this opinion?
The Shaykh : And I still do, and every day my faith in that increases.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh : And you.
The questioner : A brother wants to greet you.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Take it, speak with him.
The Shaykh : Bring it.
The brother: Peace be upon you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The brother: Basam al-'Azhm from Canada, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
Basam al-'Azhm: May you be rewarded, O Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and place it in your scale of good deeds.
The Shaykh : May Allah accept from you what you say, if Allah wills.
Basam: Amen, O Lord of the worlds, and if Allah wills, we will meet soon by the permission of the One, the Unique.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
Basam: May Allah bless you, O Shaykh. Do you advise us about something?
The Shaykh : I advise you to fear Allah.
Basam: There is no deity but Allah.
The Shaykh : Especially since you are in the lands of disbelief.
Basam: Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And in the lands of open sinfulness and lewdness.
Basam: There is no power nor strength except by Allah.
The Shaykh : So protect yourselves by holding fast to the morals of your religion and your worship of your Lord.
Basam: If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : And I hope for you success.
Basam: And may Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
Basam: There is no deity but Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
Basam: Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu Layla : By Allah, what Allah willed, I have already prepared the tapes for him and arranged them for him, but he did not come to take them.
The Shaykh : He did not come? I wish you had told me; I would have told him.
Abu Layla : I did not want to interrupt your speech.
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