Fatwa ID: 08708

Answered by: Maulana Yusuf Badshah

Question:

Is it permissible to volunteer at a homeless centre that serves hot food – which is a mixture of haraam and halal food?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

It is permissible to volunteer at an establishment where haraam food is handed out provided you are not involved in the making or handing out of the haraam food. Otherwise, it will be impermissible [1]. To gift something haraam to another muslim is prohibited, and there is no way to guarantee no muslim will come to you.

References:

[1] Qawa’id Fiqhiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 78, Darul Tirmidhi:

قاعدة ما يحرم أخذه يحرم إعطاؤه

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 5, pg. 590, Darul Fikr:

(وَتَتِمُّ) الْهِبَةُ (بِالْقَبْضِ) الْكَامِلِ

Raddul Muhtar, vol. 4, pg. 42, Darul Fikr:

لِأَنَّ الْمُشْتَرَى بِدَمٍ أَوْ مَيْتَةٍ أَوْ خَمْرٍ غَيْرُ مَمْلُوكٍ بِالِاتِّفَاقِ كَذَا فِي الْمُحِيطِ

Only Allah s.w.t knows best.

Written by Maulana Yusuf Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Tosir Miah

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