Dear Islamic brothers! We should also take great care when giving Sadaqah and charity as to who Sadaqah should be given and who should not be given. Unfortunately, nowadays it has become very difficult to find deserving and needy people in our society because many such people are observed who are absolutely healthy but they do not feel ashamed in begging by calling themselves to be poor and needy. Therefore, we should be very careful in this matter. Sadaqah should be given only to those who are really needy [and do not ask from anyone else] or cannot earn money. Professional beggars should not be given at all costs, otherwise Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forbid, instead of Sawab sin might be written in our book of deeds.

According to the summary of the saying of A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه: Giving charity to the ones whose act of asking for something is not Halal and upon the act of begging of such people giving them something after knowing their condition is not an act of reward, but rather it is impermissible, a sin and a help in committing a sin.

(Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 10, pp. 303)

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘The one who begs from others [although he neither faces starvation nor has so many family members who he cannot nourish] will come on the Day of Judgement in such a way that there will be no flesh on his face.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 274 Hadees 3526)

Remember! Fulfilling the needs and giving financial help to the needy students of Madaris who live in Madaris leaving their homes for the sake of Islam are much better than fulfilling the needs of common needy people. It is stated on page 172 of a 415-page book ‘Ziya-e-Sadaqat’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Imam Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated that it was the practice of an Islamic scholar that he would prefer poor Sufis when giving Sadaqah. He was humbly asked, ‘Is it not better if you give Sadaqah to common poor people?’ He replied, ‘These righteous people are always busy with the Zikr and Fikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ; if they face any starvation or trouble, it will disturb their Islamic activities. So in my sight it is better to give [Sadaqah] to one truthful Islamic person than to give [Sadaqah] to a thousand of needy people of the world.