Fatwa

Should I tell the recipient it is Sadaqah

Question

Do we have to inform the recipient when we give them sadakah . Can we give sadakah to anyone ?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Sadaqah can be given to any individual, even non-Muslims. Since poverty stricken Sayyids (lineage of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) do not receive their rights from the state treasury, Sadaqah can be given to them too.[1]

One should not inform the recipient that this is Sadaqah. Rather, if one goes out of their way to make it seem like a gift given out of love, then Insha-Allah, one may be rewarded even more as one has protected the honour of another individual.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Bilal Pandor

Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia

www.daruliftaazambia.com

[1] https://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/37564