Sadaqa (Charity)

You can donate for any good cause to help needy people.
Sadaqa should go to poor people who really need it to feed their children or meet their necessary expenses. If you don’t have poor people in your area, you should send it to the poor people in other areas.

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Sadaqa can be given to your needy relatives except those whose financial responsibility is on you like your parents, your wife, and our children.

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It is highly recommended to give Sadaqa every day and it is better to give Sadaqa every morning and every evening. You can collect the amount and give it to the needy or to trusted persons who make it reach to the needy as soon as possible.

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It is highly recommended to help any living being in need even animals. Helping non Muslims who are in need is very good keeping in mind the right of our own needy brothers and sisters in faith and our responsibility towards them. We should not neglect helping our own brothers and sisters in need before helping others as it said ( Charity starts at home).

We also need to avoid helping those non Muslims who use the money not in food or medicine of cloth but in alcohol or drugs etc.

It is highly recommended to perform Nafila or Nawafil prayers. There is Nafila for every obligatory daily prayer. Nafila of Morning prayer is two Rak'ats before the obligatory prayer. Nafila of Dhuhr is eight Rak'ats (2 + 2 + 2 +2) before the obligatory prayer. Nafila of Assr is also eight Rak'ats before the obligatory prayer same like Nafila of Dhuhr.

Nafila of Maghrib is two then two Rak'ats after the obligatory prayer.

Nafila of Isha is two Rak'ats in sitting position or one Rak'at in standing position, after performing the Isha prayer.

Night Prayer (Namaz e Shab or Salat Al-Layl) is highly recommended every night which is either 11 Rak'ats ( the complete form) or two Rak'ats of Shaf' then one Rak'at of Witr which is the short form, or at least one Rak'at of Witr which the shortest form.

We can anytime pray any two Rak'ats of recommended prayer for thanking Allah or for seeking forgiveness or just for the sake of Allah.

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If your employer has allowed you to keep the tips, you are allowed then to keep it. It is not a Sadaqa.

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If your intention was for a general charity, then you can give to to any charitable work including building Madrasah or Imambarah. But if your intention was a Sadaqa for poor people, then you need to give it to the poor people only as you had in your intention.

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Yes it is true. Giving charity will never decrease your wealth, rather will cause more Barakah and brings more wealth. More charity you give for the sake of Allah, more wealth you will get from Allah. We have many Hadeeths in this regard.

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There is no point in leaving it in the account because it will utilised by the non Muslim bank with no benefit to you or to any poor person. Utlizing interest from non Muslim is allowed according to verdicts of leading scholars ( Maraaje' of Taqleed). You can utilize the money or give it to the poor and you don't need to tell them that it is from bank interest money.

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1. Sadaqa is one of the best good deeds which have great benefits in this life and hereafter.

2. Giving Sadaqa for the sake of Allah removes away calamities, difficulties and hardships and protects from hell fire.

3. Best Sadaqa is the secret Sadaqa which no one knows about it but Allah (SWT).

4. Giving what we love more in Sadaqa will bring more reward. (You will never get the degree of piousness until you give what you love, in the way of Allah. (3:92).

5. Sadaqa of water is very great in its reward as well as feeding the hungry.

6. Sadaqa of a word to support a Momin has great reward.

7. Smiling in the face of your believing brothers is a Sadaqa and saying good words to people is a Sadaqa and removing harmful items from the road of people is Sadaqa.

8. Best food to give in Sadaqa is the lawful food which you love more.

9. Sadaqa should not aim to get people's praise or thanks. Allah says in Quran (Saying: We feed you for the sake of Allah only, we don't want from you to reward us nor to thank us.) (Sura 76, Verse 9).

10. Giving Sadaqa is the wish of people who leave this life with out giving what they could give. They will wish from Allah to send them back to the worldly life for a while so that they can give Sadaqa. Allah says in Quran (And spend (in noble cause) from what We granted you before death comes to each one of you then he will say O my Lord, if you only give me respite for little while so that I give Sadaqa and be with righteous)(Sura 63, verse 10).

11. Sadaqa is one of best ways to increase your income. The Hadeeth says: When we face decrease of income, we invest in giving Sadaqa to get more income.

12. Sadaqa is one of the best ways to treat illnesses and get cure. Hadeeth says: Treat you ill persons by giving Sadaqa.

13. Sadaqa is one of the best ways to remove away any expected or un expected danger. 
14. Patching up between believers who have disputes is from the best Sadaqa which Allah likes. (Al-Kaafi 2:209). 
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Your near family members e.g. your parents, your wife and your children must be supported financially by you from your own money and it is not allowed to give them from Khums.

Other poor relatives can be helped from your own money and it will from the best charity. If you can not help them from your own money, you can give them from Sadat share if they are deserving pious needy Sadat. If they are not Sadat and need help and no one is ready to help them, then you can seek permission from Marje' of Taqleed to help them from Sahm e Imam (AS).

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