I gave interest money as sadaqah to my relatives. May I accept daawats from them?
Question
we have some close relatives (wife's sister) whom we give regularly zakat and also some money acrued from interest in savings bank, knowing well that we should not get any duas/ benfit in this duniya and akhira for such kind of help. my question is can we accept their invitation for any meals in their house.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
To accept an invite is a sunnah of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam and a right of a fellow Muslim. Accepting an invite will not be regarded as a benefit in exchange for a favor rendered.[1] Therefore, it it will be permissible for you attend a meal given by your relatives.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
AbdulMannan Nizami
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, IL, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] [فتاوی محمودیة، کتاب الحظر والاباحة، ج۱۸، ص٤٤٧، فاروقیة]
[رد المحتار، کتاب الصلاة، باب ما یفسد الصلاة وما یکرہ فیھا،ج۱، ص٦٥٨، سعید]
(قَوْلُهُ لَوْ بِمَالِهِ الْحَلَالِ) قَالَ تَاجُ الشَّرِيعَةِ: أَمَّا لَوْ أَنْفَقَ فِي ذَلِكَ مَالًا خَبِيثًا وَمَالًا سَبَبُهُ الْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ فَيُكْرَهُ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَا يَقْبَلُ إلَّا الطَّيِّبَ، فَيُكْرَهُ تَلْوِيثُ بَيْتِهِ بِمَا لَا يَقْبَلُهُ. اهـ. شُرُنْبُلَالِيَّةٌ
[رد المحتار، کتاب الزکاة، مطلب فی التصدق من المال الحرام، ج۲، ص۲۹۱، سعید]
[Contemporary Fatawa by Mufti Taqi, pg. 242]
[فتاوی محمودیة، کتاب البیوع، باب الربا، ج١٦، ص٣٨٣، فاروقیة]
[احسن الفتاوی، کتاب الزکاة، ج٤، ص۲۹٤، سعید]
[2] [محمود الفتاوی، باب الربا، ج۵، ص٤٥٠، مکتبة محمودیة]
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- AbdulMannan Nizami
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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