question about charity

[Hajjerr]

salam aleikum wa rahmatulahy wa barakatuh,

I have a question dear brothers and sister, maybe you can clear my doubts on it, inchallah:

If a non-muslim relative dies and we share food or drink for their rememberance to the neibghours, even if they are not poor, is it charity ?

If it is, who benefits from it ? The person that died, or the ones that shared food for him... or both ? or noone considering the fact that he was not muslim.
Please share the teachings of Allah, inchallah.

May Allah guide us all, ameen
:tti_sister:

:salam2:

 

[kalamazoo]

salam aleikum wa rahmatulahy wa barakatuh,

I have a question dear brothers and sister, maybe you can clear my doubts on it, inchallah:

If a non-muslim relative dies and we share food or drink for their rememberance to the neibghours, even if they are not poor, is it charity ?

If it is, who benefits from it ? The person that died, or the ones that shared food for him... or both ? or noone considering the fact that he was not muslim.
Please share the teachings of Allah, inchallah.

May Allah guide us all, ameen
:tti_sister:

:salam2:

wa aleykum salaam.

talking about charity............if that money given to a needy person or for the cause of...then the possibilities to be counted as...such...but...eating...that is gathering and of course some soft drinks and eatable ...i don't think will reach any except stomach.

Wa Llah Yaalam.

 

[Hajjerr]

salam aleikum wa rahmatulahy wa barakatuh

thank you very much and yes, indeed, since i raised this question until today i think i founded the same answer as you posted above....

and Allah knows best

:salam2:

 

[PeArLL]

:salam2:

This is helpful:


1) It is ok to give sadaqa to non-muslim especially in this country?
2) Someone (probably muslim) beg for specific amount of money. What Islam say to deal with such situation? Please also mention this situation when the begger is non_muslim?
3) Is the same ruling for the first two question would be applicable to begger who are on drugs/alcohol, etc? It may be possible they may use money for wrong doing.




Praise be to Allaah.

1 - It is permissible to give charity – other than the obligatory charity (zakaah etc.) – to poor non-Muslims, especially if they are relatives, on condition that they do not belong to people who are in a state of war against us and have not committed acts of aggression that would preclude our treating them kindly. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Allaah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allaah loves those who deal with equity. It is only as regards those who fought against you on account of religion, and have driven you out of your homes, and helped to drive you out, that Allaah forbids you to befriend them. And whosoever will befriend them, then such are the Zaalimoon (wrongdoers those who disobey Allaah” [al-Mumtahinah 60:8-9]

Asmaa’ bint Abi Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: “My mother came to me when she was still a mushrikah – at the time when there was a peace treaty between Quraysh and the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – accompanied by her father. I consulted the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), saying, ‘O Messenger of Allaah, my mother has come to me and she is asking for help. Should I uphold the ties of kinship with her?’ He said, ‘Yes, uphold the ties of kinship with her.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 2946).

It was narrated that a Jewish woman came begging to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) and she gave her something. The Jewish woman said to ‘Aa’ishah, “May Allaah protect you from the punishment of the grave.” ‘Aa’ishah did not like that, and when she saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) she asked him about it and he said “No.” ‘Aa’ishah said: “Then later on, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘It has been revealed to me that you will be tried in your graves.’” (Musnad Ahmad, no. 24815).