Message #12655

[Ruhi_Rose]

@ Muslima .. exactly ,, in other words it's plain & simple robbery.  I'm so sick and tired of them asking for money all the time.  I've yet to receive any email or visit any gathering without the talk of "donating."   No wonder I never hear of the imams doing regular jobs.  Our donations are there income.

@ Ozcan, I agree with you.  Donating to our masjids isn't a good idea at all.  We trusted them until some years ago.  But with the large number of crooks proliferating, it's clear where our zakah and sadaqa money goes.  Donating directly is the best .. like giving to persons or families we personally know are needy.  It doesn't necessarily have to be cash, it can be kind.  After all, kind is purchased with cash.  That too minimizes the chances of misuse.  I don't see any other reliable way of giving to the needy without the money ending up in the pockets of the greedy.