Is it permissible to help the poor people regardless of their religion and race?
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a. I would like to know about feeding the poor. Can you only feed the poor muslims or any religion?
b. Can you feed only 1 child at a time for 60 days or can you feed as many as you want to? Submitted by on Fri, 14/08/2009 - 19:10
The Answer
Dear Brother / Sister,
a. Sadaka can be given to any person regardless of his/her religion and race. So it is permissible to feed the poor non-Muslims in order to make their hearts reconcile with Islam. For more information about this subject please click on the link given below.
MUALLAFA AL-QULUB (THOSE WHOSE HEARTS ARE TO BE RECONCILED WITH ISLAM)
b. There is no any limit. You can feed as many people as you want for 60 days.
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