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Have you been looking for places to donate in order to attain reward and the pleasure of Allah?

Fret no more!  You have found just the right place that may help you achieve your goal! When you forward your contribution to Madrasah Al-Hikmah, you won’t only help yourself but you will also help our institute to grow and enable us to provide better facilities for the students. 

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Please read the following types of Sadaqah that you may/may not forward to Madrasah Al-Hikmah.

 

Zakah

This type may not be forwarded to the Madrasah.

Why?

This is the compulsory alms-giving which Allah has given the order for in the Qur'an. Its status is Fardh (obligatory). Zakah is only eligible upon mature, sane men and women who meet Nisab threshold. 2.5% of their wealth must then be given. Zakah must only be given to the specific eight categories mentioned in the Qur'an. If it is not given to any of them, then it will be void and necessary to re-pay.

Sadaqah 

This is a general term for all charities besides the compulsory Zakat. All acts of worship through financial expenditure are by broader definition classified as Sadaqah. Due to there being many types, they have been divided into the following two categories both of which have separate rulings:

Sadaqah Wajibah

This type may not be forwarded to the Madrasah.

This is charity which is binding in nature. This includes Sadaqah al-Fitr, etc. This form of Sadaqah is similar to Zakah in a sense it must be spent on the same categories as defined by the Qur'an, except that it is not a condition for the recipient to be Muslim.

This type of Sadaqah includes:

1. Sadaqah al-Fitr
2. Nazar (Oath)
3. Fidyah
4. Kaffarah
5. Udhiyyah, Dam and Badanah

Sadaqah Nafilah (optional)

This type may be forwarded to the Madrasah

This is charity which is not binding in nature but is optional. This type includes alms given for the removal of difficulties, philanthropic (to give out of mercy to the less fortunate), the general giving of any Halal item to any one etc.

This type does not need to be spent on the specified categories.

The following are types of Sadaqah Nafilah:

1. Lillah
2. Sadaqah for the removing of difficulties
3. Sadaqah for the expiation of sins

Lillah: This is a type of Sadaqah Nafilah that does not have the condition of having to be passed into the possession of a person, as it can be given to institutes (e.g. Masajid, Islamic learning institutes, hospitals, schools, orphanages, etc).

Sadaqah for the Removing of difficulties: This type of Sadaqah is Lillah. One, at the time of donating, should ask Allah to make easy one's deliverance. This can be understood from the Hadith:

'Sadaqah soothes the Lord's anger and protects against a bad death.'  (al-Tirmidhi, al Bayhaqi)

Sadaqah for the expiation of sins: This type of Sadaqah is also Lillah. One, at the time of donating, should ask Allah to forgive one's shortcomings. This can be understood from the verse:

'Indeed good deeds take away bad deeds.'

Qur'an, 11:114