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Whether It Is Better to Give Charity to The Poor or to Build Masājid | Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn The Questioner: The questioner Abū Ḥamad [with the initials] Alif Alif from the Emirates says which is better for the Muslim the Allāh has blessed; should he involve himself in the building of Masājid or should he give charity to the poor, disadvantaged and those in need? Could you please advise me in light of this question? Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn: “Consideration is given to which of them is in more need. So if the individual was among people confronted with severe starvation and are in need of money; then giving charity for them would be better because it would involve relieving them. However, if the state of the people was good but they were in need of a Masājid, then Masājid would be better. So consideration should be given to where the greater need is; either in the building of Masājid or giving charity to the poor. So support should be given to the need which is more severe. So whenever the people are in a more severe need of something, then donating to it becomes better and more virtuous although the [building of] Masājid are distinct in that it is considered from the continuous charity (al-ṣadaqah al-jāriyyah) because its reward will continue so long as the people benefit from it.” Translated By: Abul-Layth Qāsim Mutiva
