Whilst he was on the minbar the imaam
made a mistake, and gave the name of a charitable organization other than the one which he
had agreed to collect donations for after the prayer. Donations were collected after the
prayer – to whom should the money collected be given?
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The imaam made a mistake in naming the charity for which he had been asked to collect donations
Question: 8860
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen, may Allaah preserve him, who answered as follows:
The money should be given to the organization whose name was mentioned by the imaam from the minbar.
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Source:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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