Tuesday 9 Ramadan 1445 - 19 March 2024
English

Giving money collected in a charity box to a charity other than that which ownsthe box

10275

Publication : 23-06-2000

Views : 8163

Question

I have a collection box for one of the charities, and once it is filled with money I want to give it to a different charity which I believe to be more trustworthy.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, may Allaah preserve him, who responded by asking,

 “Why did he agree to keep a box for this charity?”

 (We said:) Because it was the charity that he knew of, then he found another that is more trustworthy.

 (He said:) It is not permissible. So long as he collected the money with the intention of giving it to the first charity, it is not permissible for him to give it to another.

Was this answer helpful?

Source: Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen