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Can sadaqah and lillah be given to non-Muslims?

Published as Giving sadaqah to non-Muslims

· 29 Jumada II 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can sadaqah and lillah be given to non-Muslims?

Answer

Yes

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وأما الحربي ولو مستأمنا فجميع الصدقات لا تجوز له اتفاقا بحر عن الغاية وغيرها لكن جزم الزيلعي بجواز التطوع له

قال الشامي : ذكر محمد في السير الكبير لا بأس للمسلم أن يعطي كافرا حربيا أو ذميا وأن يقبل الهدية منه لما روي أن النبي بعث خمسمائة دينار إلى مكة حين قحطوا وأمر بدفعها إلى أبي سفيان بن حرب وصفوان بن أمية ليفرقا على فقراء أهل مكة ولأن صلة الرحم محمودة في كل دين والإهداء إلى الغير من مكارم الأخلاق الخ (رد المحتار 2/ 352)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

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