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Questions tagged [sadaqah]

Sadaqah means voluntary charity. Unlike zakat there is no fixed amount of money you give out, you give as much money as you like out of compassion, love, friendship (fraternity) or generosity.

Ṣadaqah or Saddka (Arabic: صدقة‎, IPA: [sˤɑdæqɐ], "charity", plural ṣadaqāt صدقات) is an Islamic term that means "voluntary charity".

This concept encompasses any act of giving out of compassion, love, friendship (fraternity) or generosity.

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is it a good idea or allowed to give money as sadqah when i don't have much?

I often give money as sadqah to mosque though in small amount or as a percentage whenever i earn.. still not a regular earning person. So, sometimes i feel like i need to save money.. But the thing is i feel psychologically unsecured and hapless…
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Is it possible to give too little sadaqah?

Sometimes I worry that when I give in voluntary charity, I give too little. In a sense, no matter how much I give, I could have given more. But I can feel bad if I could have easily given more, but didn't. Simultaneously, it's surely better to give…
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Will my help to the poor still be accepted by Allah?

Suppose I give some monetary help to a distressed poor man thinking that may Allah also help my parents and myself. Some days later I discover that the poor man was actually a cheat who cheats people to gather money for his livelihood. But, for the…
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