FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1397 : HUKUM MEMBERI SEDEKAH KEPADA ORANG KAYA
Is it permissible to give charity to a wealthy person?
Short answer
Giving charity to a wealthy person is permissible, based on the legal maxim that the default ruling on matters is permissibility unless there is evidence prohibiting it.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Giving charity to a wealthy person is permissible, based on the legal maxim that the default ruling on matters is permissibility unless there is evidence prohibiting it. Imam al-Nawawi states that voluntary charity to the rich is allowed without disagreement and the giver is still rewarded, though giving to those in need is more virtuous. The fatwa links this permissibility to the hope that the wealthy person takes a lesson and gives more in charity, as in the hadith narrated by al-Bukhari.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan, kami menyatakan bahawa hukum bersedekah kepada orang kaya adalah harus.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1397 : HUKUM MEMBERI SEDEKAH KEPADA ORANG KAYA”, 14 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3740-al-kafi-1397-hukum-memberi-sedekah-kepada-orang-kaya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/giving-charity-to-wealthy-person-ruling/