We have a custom in Sudan where, when a person gets married, money is collected for him from relatives and non-relatives and recorded on paper, and when the other person gets married, the amount he paid is increased.
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The questioner : We have a custom in our town in Sudan where, when a person gets married, money is collected for him from relatives and non-relatives, and it is also recorded on paper. And when the other person gets married, the amount he paid is increased. What is the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding this increase? And does this amount remain in the debt of the person if he dies before burial, belonging to the owner or to the participation in his celebrations? I ask for guidance.
The Shaykh : This practice is a form of cooperation among the brothers. So, if the brothers, or the tribe, or the people of the neighborhood collect some money for someone who gets married among them and record who is donating, then when such an occasion happens to one of the donors, he is given what he needs, which is certainly more than what he contributed.
We say: There is nothing wrong with this and no blame, because this is a matter of cooperation. And these coins that a person puts out remain for this benefit. So, if he dies, what he contributed initially does not return to him, even if he did not benefit from this association. Because when people put out these coins, they put them out on the condition that they have left their ownership and remain for this specific benefit. So, it has no owner; there is no zakah on it, and it does not return to its owners if they die, but it remains for this benefit as long as Allah wills.
The Shaykh : This practice is a form of cooperation among the brothers. So, if the brothers, or the tribe, or the people of the neighborhood collect some money for someone who gets married among them and record who is donating, then when such an occasion happens to one of the donors, he is given what he needs, which is certainly more than what he contributed.
We say: There is nothing wrong with this and no blame, because this is a matter of cooperation. And these coins that a person puts out remain for this benefit. So, if he dies, what he contributed initially does not return to him, even if he did not benefit from this association. Because when people put out these coins, they put them out on the condition that they have left their ownership and remain for this specific benefit. So, it has no owner; there is no zakah on it, and it does not return to its owners if they die, but it remains for this benefit as long as Allah wills.