{"_id":"668da0370b76658b4c233136","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it recommended to give charity (sadaqa) before traveling?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it recommended to give charity (sadaqa) before traveling? Is there a preferred way to give sadaqa (meat or dates or money, for example)?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What you've heard about sadaqa before traveling, while it’s not commonly known, it’s not foreign to Islam. There is a concept in our deen that sadaqa relieves tribulation and fear.\\n\\nThis is taken from a hadith in Bukhari (#1044) & Muslim(1497). In this hadith, the Prophet ﷺ prayed the eclipse prayer then gave a sermon in which he told the people that if they saw the eclipse, they should “supplicate to Allah, say takbir, pray salah, and give sadaqa.”\\n\\nFor context, people during that time were afraid when an eclipse occurred. Scholars inferred from this hadith that it is sunnah to give sadaqa when one is in fear. That said, there is no preferred way to give. When giving sadaqa, you should consider what’s in the best interest of those who need it, and give accordingly.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232826","tag":"Worship: Etiquettes","count":79},{"_id":"668da0370b76658b4c233134","tag":"Worship: Charity","count":62}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:23.242Z"}