FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1423 : HUKUM MEMBERHENTIKAN BANTUAN KEWANGAN KEPADA SAUDARA SETELAH BEBERAPA KALI DIBANTU
Is it permissible to stop giving financial help to a relative after helping several times, if they are healthy but unwilling to look for work?
Short answer
Giving financial help or charity to relatives is, in principle, only recommended (sunat).
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 financial help or charity to relatives is, in principle, only recommended (sunat). There is therefore no problem in stopping the help for reasons considered reasonable. Continuing the help together with good advice is better, and those in good health are advised to work for a living as this is part of what the Shariah requires.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
pada asasnya adalah sunat sahaja hukumnya untuk seseorang itu memberi bantuan kewangan atau bersedekah kepada kaum kerabatnya. Justeru, tidak ada masalah sekiranya bantuan tersebut diberhentikan atas alasan-alasan yang dirasakan munasabah.
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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 #1423 : HUKUM MEMBERHENTIKAN BANTUAN KEWANGAN KEPADA SAUDARA SETELAH BEBERAPA KALI DIBANTU”, 14 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3794-al-kafi-1423-hukum-memberhentikan-bantuan-kewangan-kepada-saudara-setelah-beberapa-kali-dibantu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/stopping-financial-help-to-relatives-unwilling-to-work/