Question
Please advise on the following: In our school we collect sadqah everyday from the learners to teach them about sadqah and this money must be given to the poor learners. That was the intention. Now some educators were having some quiz and they used from the same money to buy some gift for the learners, rich and poor, who won. Is this permissible?
Answer
The whole scheme is haraam.
Firstly, if any child is not baaligh, then it is haraam to take any money from them on the pretext of Sadqah. Secondly, this whole scheme is haraam. It is an imposition on
THE
JANAAZAH
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"When the Janaazah is ready and the men lift it on their shoulders, the mayyit (deceased), if he/she was pious, says: „Sent me ahead quickly.‟ If he/she was impious, he/she says to the family: „Alas! Where are you going with me. Its wailing is heard by everything except man. If man was able to hear it, he would fall down unconscious (on account of fear and terror)."
the students. The monies must be refunded to the students. Explain to them only the fadhaa-il (virtues/thawaab) of Sadqah. Thirdly, the prize giving from the haraam money aggravates the hurmat. Nothing of this scheme is permissible.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 06
- PDF page
- 8
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