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| theOriginal |
| 08/04/04 at 19:33:18 |
| [slm] I'm not even going to rephrase it, this is from a good friend: so i have a question about sadaqa... can you give borrowed money away as sadaqa?? like i dont really have money of my own.. its all from student loans.. (which i pay interest on) which makes like my whole career kindof haraam, huh? JazakAllah Khair. Wasalaam. |
| Re: Sadaqah |
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| bismilla |
| 08/05/04 at 02:08:11 |
| [slm] Sister, Sadaqah, as far as i know, does not have to only be in monetary form. Removing something harmful from the road is a form of Sadaqah. Charity / volunteering your time to a worthy cause etc. are also forms of Sadaqah. Sadaqah is in the reach of every Muslim regardless of their financial status, Insha Allah. |
| 08/05/04 at 02:09:12 |
| bismilla |
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| nida |
| 08/05/04 at 18:19:28 |
| [wlm] It doesn't have to be money. Giving food to the poor and donating clothes to the needy is also sadaqah. Even smiling and saying a kind word is Sadaqah :) |
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| superFOB |
| 08/05/04 at 20:56:23 |
| [wlm] [quote author=JustOne link=board=madrasa;num=1091658798;start=0#0 date=08/04/04 at 19:33:18]so i have a question about sadaqa... can you give borrowed money away as sadaqa?? like i dont really have money of my own.. its all from student loans.. (which i pay interest on) which makes like my whole career kindof haraam, huh? [/quote] Although the act of paying interest on money is incontrovertibly haram, the money itself and the subsequent accruing benefits might not be. Check with a trusted scholar, I have seen a couple of fatwas on the web supporting what I just wrote. Btw, logically, wouldn't it be better to pay off your interest bearing loan than to give sadaqah? Sounds like a simple choice to make. |
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