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What must be done with tax money which was refunded due to charity donations?

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At this time of year Public Benefit organisations (PBO) are advertising for the application of Section 18A certificates to claim back on your tax return.

I would just like to enquire the following:

  • currently zakaat, sadaqah or lillah money is contributed to these organisations, eg. One Humanity, Al-imdaad, Gift of the givers, Crescent of hope, Madresah Nur & various other charities.
  • If one receives a Section 18A certificate for the above donations & money is received back again from SARS, what can this money be used for:
  1. does the money have to be given back to charity?
  2. can this money be used to pay traffic fines?
  3. can this money be used for any other use?

Your trusted advice will be much appreciated.

Jazakallah

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The money you received from SARS will be considered a gift to you. [1] The money is halal even for personal use.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad

Student Darul Iftaa 

Azaadville, JHB, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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[1]  الاختيار لتعليل المختار – (2 / 3)

 فإن وجد تمليك المال بالمنافع فهو إجارة أو نكاح ، وإن وجد مجانا فهو هبة ، وهو عقد مشروع ثبتت شرعيته بالكتاب والسنة والمعقول .

البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق – (7 / 284)

  كِتَابُ الْهِبَةِ  هِيَ لُغَةً التَّفَضُّلُ على الْغَيْرِ بِمَا يَنْفَعُهُ وَلَوْ غير مَالٍ وَاصْطِلَاحًا ما أَشَارَ إلَيْهِ الْمُصَنِّفُ قَوْلُهُ ( هِيَ تَمْلِيكُ الْعَيْنِ بِلَا عِوَضٍ )

الجوهرة النيرة – (3 / 256)

الْهِبَةُ فِي اللُّغَةِ هِيَ التَّبَرُّعُ وَفِي الشَّرْعِ عِبَارَةٌ عَنْ تَمْلِيكِ الْأَعْيَانِ بِغَيْرِ عِوَضٍ

الدر المختار شرح تنوير الأبصار في فقه مذهب الإمام أبي حنيفة – (5 / 687)

 كتاب الهبة  وجه المناسبة ظاهر ( هي ) لغة التفضيل على الغير ولو غير مال

 وشرعا ( تمليك العين مجانا )

العناية شرح الهداية – (12 / 265)

وهي في اللغة عبارة عن إيصال الشيء إلى الغير بما ينفعه

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