Sadaqah

Imam Sufyaan Ath-Thawri (Rahmatullahi 'alayh) says: "A person who spends Haraam money for something good is like a person who is cleaning a cloth with urine."

It goes without saying that this garment will become dirtier. So, the money that was acquired in a Haraam way such as lottery, cannot be purified by giving part of it in Sadaqah.

It is better to ask than to steal. This statement is correct in its context but asking also is a disgrace if it is done without any necessity. According to the Shari'ah, it is not permissible to ask if one has sufficient to satisfy one's needs for a day. Likewise, it is not allowed to give such a person when he asks because it will be an encouragement to do that which is not allowed. On the day of Qiyaamah, there will be people who will be presented with faces without flesh. They are people who ask without being in need.

When you give something to someone, you should give it with sincerity solely for the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala. You should give from something which is Halal. You should choose good things to give. You should not just choose scrap to give away.

We have two systems of calculation. One is in the Dunya and another which concerns Allah Ta’ala. If we use a sum from a certain source that we possess, without doubt that sum will not remain the same. It will decrease until it may become exhausted. But the treasure of Allah Ta’ala is such a treasure that firstly, we will not be able to know its depth. Secondly, it never diminishes nor increases. And thirdly, it will never be exhausted. In the Qur'an-e-Kareem, Allah Ta’ala says: