Fariq Naik – Can Muslims give Charity to Non Muslims

The next question,

Lamin Jame from

Gambia but living in Italy. He says, my

question is, is it allowed to give charity

to non muslims?

I am in Europe, and I see a

non muslim family struggling

to make both ends meet.

Will I be rewarded if I help them?

So the brother's basic question

is, is it permitted to give charity to

non Muslims? Allah

says in Surah Mumtahina chapter number 60 verse

number 8,

that Allah

does not prohibit you

from dealing with kindness and justice

with those people who have not fought you

nor have driven you out of your lands.

Now the Mufasilin, the commentators, they say that

one type of dealing with kindness and justice

with the non muslims

is by giving them charity.

It is permissible for you to give charity

to the non Muslims if you see a

family struggling,

so then you can give

these non Muslims or this family

charity that is salakat

and Abdulla Qaf Muhammad peace be upon him

said that he is not a Muslim who

sleeps with his full stomach while his neighbor

is hungry.

And the neighbor includes the Muslims as well

as non Muslims.

So you can very well give them sadaqa,

that is charity.

In fact, one category of Zakah,

as Allah

mentions the categories of Zakah in Suratoba

9 verse

60, one category is malaftqulubuhum.

Those whose hearts are inclined towards Islam. So

if you see a non Muslim, his heart

is inclined towards Islam, he wants to accept

Islam,

even he can be given Zakah.

Normally Zakah cannot be given to non Muslims,

but one category of Zakah

can be given to those people, those non

Muslims whose hearts are inclined towards Islam.

So sadaqa charity, normal charity can be given

to any non muslim,

whereas

zakah can only be given to muslims.

One category of Zakah can be given to

those people whose hearts are inclined towards Islam.