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20 / 06 / 2026
Returning a Charity
A person gave a piece of land as a gift to a mother and her orphaned children, considering it a charity for the orphans. After some time, a dispute arose between them, and he took back the land. What is the ruling on that?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: If they are poor as it appears due to orphanhood, then giving them a gift is considered charity, and it is not permissible to retract charity; rather, it becomes their property, and reclaiming it is not correct; for ownership is established for them, and God knows best.
