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Giving food in sadaqah

· 14 Rabiʻ I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. If we cook at home for sadaqa, is it permissible to take some for house and family?

2. Can we eat sadaqah?

Answer

If you intend to give some food you have cooked from your wealth to the poor as sadaqah, then it will only be sadaqah once it is given to the poor. Before it is given to the poor, the food will not become sadaqah and it will be permissible for you to consume the food.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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