Fatwa #3212324 February 2015Pakistan
Information about sadaqah
Question
With reference to my question regarding giving zakat to mother (Fatwa No. 32051)
http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/32051
Can you please provide details about giving sadaqah to parents. What is sadaqah, is it compulsory for one to give and how much one can give to parents?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Sadaqah is a voluntary act of charity with which the donor expects a reward from Allah Ta’aalaa.[1] There is no limit to how much sadaqah one must give. In your case, you may give as much as sadaqah within your financial means to your mother as you feel necessary for her to sustain herself.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui
Student Darul Iftaa
Melbourne, Australia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] ( الْمَادَّةُ 835 ) - ( الصَّدَقَةُ هِيَ الْمَالُ الَّذِي وُهِبَ لِأَجْلِ الثَّوَابِ ) .
الصَّدَقَةُ هِيَ الْمَالُ الَّذِي يُوهَبُ لِأَجْلِ الثَّوَابِ وَلِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى .
هِيَ تُعْطَى لِلْفَقِيرِ وَيُفْهَمُ مِنْ هَذَا التَّعْرِيفِ أَنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ أَخَصُّ مُطْلَقًا مِنْ الْهِبَةِ وَحَيْثُ إنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ هِيَ لِلثَّوَابِ فَالْهِبَةُ لِلْغَنِيِّ وَلَوْ حَصَلَتْ بِلَفْظِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَهِيَ هِبَةٌ كَمَا أَنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ لَوْ أُعْطِيت لِلْفَقِيرِ بِلَفْظِ الْهِبَةِ فَهِيَ صَدَقَةٌ ( الْخَانِيَّةُ وَالْقُهُسْتَانِيُّ وَالْأَنْقِرْوِيُّ )
(درر الحكام في شرح مجلة الأحكام ٢\٣٧٦ – دار الكتب العلمية)