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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a man rewarded for the maintenance of his family if he does not intend it as a good deed?

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Question:
If a Muslim man spends on his family and does not intend it as a good deed, is it considered charity for him?

Answer:
He is to be hoped for good; because in some narrations there is no condition
A man's spending on his family is charity.نفقة الرجل على أهله صدقة
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1965Sahih (Darussalam)
, but if he intends it as a good deed, it is more complete and better.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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