Ruling on Giving to Beggars and Dedicating Rewards to the Deceased
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Question:
I see many poor people on the streets, including disabled ones, with their hands out asking for money. I always give to them, and sometimes I dedicate the reward of that, or I say: this is charity for my deceased mother. I do not know if they are poor or not? But the appearance of some of them shows that they are poor. Is it permissible for me to give them money when I do not know if they are poor or not?
Answer:
Yes, one who is exposed to begging is given. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'arij: 24] So whoever asks is given, and likewise the deprived one, who is the poor person, is given. So if a person passes by a group of people who are begging from people and raising their hands, it is prescribed to give them what is easy of charity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1016c.
And if the one who gives charity wants to give his charity on behalf of his father or his mother or so-and-so, it is for him to have that intention. So charity is permissible to be done on behalf of the deceased, and it reaches them and benefits them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1383. And a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: My mother died, will she get a reward if I give charity on her behalf? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . So charity on behalf of the deceased benefits them, by the consensus of the Muslims.
But if the passerby or others know that this one who is begging is rich and that he is not in need, then he advises him and rebukes him and says to him: This is not permissible for you, and it is not lawful for you to ask, and Allah has made you rich . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:, narrated by Muslim in the Sahih. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1040c, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
It is obligatory for the believing man and woman not to ask [for charity] except out of need. As for the one whom Allah has made self-sufficient through wealth he possesses, whether from earnings, inheritance, a gift, or other lawful means, it is obligatory for him to be self-sufficient through Allah and not to ask; it is not permissible for him to ask. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1044 meaning: a debt Sunan an-Nasa'i 2580Sahih (Darussalam) that he bears to reconcile between people or for the needs of his household and family; he may ask until he obtains it, and then he stops. Sahih Muslim 1044, meaning: the one who is struck by a calamity such as a flood, fire, or locusts that eat his crops, and becomes poor because of it, is given what is available until his need is met, and it is permissible for him to ask if he cannot obtain it except by asking. And the third is meaning: need Sahih Muslim 1044. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the questioner Qabisa: Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 6:110 meaning: anything other than these three is illicit, meaning: it is forbidden.
So it is obligatory for the people of faith to beware of what Allah has forbidden, and among that is asking when Allah has made him rich. So asking is only lawful in these three cases. And many people, may Allah protect us from that, do not care because he has become accustomed to asking and he does not care about asking even if he is rich, because of what he has been afflicted with of greed and eagerness for money and not caring about the command of the Shari'ah -we seek refuge in Allah from that-.
But if the questioner does not know this person, he gives to the one who asked. He gives to him [Adh-Dhariyat: 19]. If he asks you or you find him asking on the road or in the mosque or in any place, it is prescribed for you to give him what is easy, as the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2552Sahih (Darussalam), as long as you do not know that he is rich. If you know that he is rich, as mentioned before, you advise him and rebuke him and do not give to him; because giving to him is helping him in sin and transgression.
We ask Allah for well-being and safety. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
I see many poor people on the streets, including disabled ones, with their hands out asking for money. I always give to them, and sometimes I dedicate the reward of that, or I say: this is charity for my deceased mother. I do not know if they are poor or not? But the appearance of some of them shows that they are poor. Is it permissible for me to give them money when I do not know if they are poor or not?
Answer:
Yes, one who is exposed to begging is given. Allah the Exalted said:
And those within whose wealth is a known right
وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَعْلُومٌProtect yourselves against Fire even if it is with half a date, and he who does not find it, (he should do so) with pleasant words.
اتقوا النار ولو بشق تمرة، فمن لمن يجد فبكلمة طيبةAnd if the one who gives charity wants to give his charity on behalf of his father or his mother or so-and-so, it is for him to have that intention. So charity is permissible to be done on behalf of the deceased, and it reaches them and benefits them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased).
إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث: صدقة جارية أو علم ينتفع به أو ولد صالح يدعو لهYes
نعمBut if the passerby or others know that this one who is begging is rich and that he is not in need, then he advises him and rebukes him and says to him: This is not permissible for you, and it is not lawful for you to ask, and Allah has made you rich . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:
Whoever asks people for money to accumulate it, is only asking for embers, so let him ask for little or for much
من سأل الناس أموالًا تكثرًا فإنما يسأل الجمر، فليستقل أو ليستكثرThe person would continue begging from people till he would come on the Day of Resurrection and there would be no flesh on his face.
لا تزال المسألة بالرجل حتى يأتي يوم القيامة وليس في وجهه مزعة لحمIt is obligatory for the believing man and woman not to ask [for charity] except out of need. As for the one whom Allah has made self-sufficient through wealth he possesses, whether from earnings, inheritance, a gift, or other lawful means, it is obligatory for him to be self-sufficient through Allah and not to ask; it is not permissible for him to ask. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
begging is not permissible but for one of the three (classes) of persons: one who has incurred debt
إن المسألة لا تحل إلا لأحد ثلاثة: رجل تحمل حمالةit is permissible for him to ask for help until he has enough to keep him going, them he should refrain from asking
فحلت له المسألة حتى يصيبها ثم يمسكa man whose property has been destroyed by a calamity which has smitten him, for him begging is permissible till he gets what will support life, or will provide him reasonable subsistence
ورجل أصابته جائحة اجتاحت ماله حلت له المسألة حتى يصيب قوامًا من عيش أو قال: سدادًا من عيشA man whom destitution struck
رجل أصابته فاقةtill he gets what will support him, or will provide him subsistence
حتى يقول ثلاثة من ذوي الحجا من قومه: لقد أصابت فلان الفاقة، فحلت له المسألة حتى يصيب قوامًا من عيشAnd everything other than that, O Qabisa, is illicit wealth that its owner consumes as illicit wealth.
وما سوى ذلك يا قبيصة سحت يأكله صاحبه سحتًاSo it is obligatory for the people of faith to beware of what Allah has forbidden, and among that is asking when Allah has made him rich. So asking is only lawful in these three cases. And many people, may Allah protect us from that, do not care because he has become accustomed to asking and he does not care about asking even if he is rich, because of what he has been afflicted with of greed and eagerness for money and not caring about the command of the Shari'ah -we seek refuge in Allah from that-.
But if the questioner does not know this person, he gives to the one who asked. He gives to him
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِProtect yourselves from the Fire, even with half a date.
اتقوا النار ولو بشق تمرةWe ask Allah for well-being and safety. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Source
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