FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1471 : HUKUM MAKAN MAKANAN YANG DINIATKAN UNTUK SEDEKAH
Is it permissible to eat food that one had intended to give as charity but then decided not to give?
Short answer
Eating food that was only intended as charity is permissible and not sinful, because the recipient has not yet received 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
Eating food that was only intended as charity is permissible and not sinful, because the recipient has not yet received it. If the charity has already been given and received, taking it back or reminding the recipient of it is forbidden, as it hurts the recipient. The fatwa advises giving the value of the eaten food as charity instead, which is recommended but not obligatory.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan perbincangan dan perbahasan di atas, kami menyimpulkan bahawa hukum memakan makanan yang diniatkan untuk bersedekah adalah harus dan tidak berdosa.
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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 #1471 : HUKUM MAKAN MAKANAN YANG DINIATKAN UNTUK SEDEKAH”, 10 December 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3872-al-kafi-1471-hukum-makan-makanan-yang-diniatkan-untuk-sedekah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-eating-food-intended-for-charity/