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Q 2: We raise donations in the Masjid (mosque) of our village and we announce the (Part No. 8; Page No. 286) donators saying: So and so paid such and such a sum. Does this announcement decrease the reward of the donator?

A 2: If there is an underlying public interest in mentioning of the name of a donator, such as encouraging people to donate and paying charity in the cause of Allah, and the harm is excluded on the part of the donator, this will be permissible. Allah (Exalted be He) states: If you disclose your Sadaqât (alms-giving), it is well; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, that is better for you. (Allâh) will expiate you some of your sins. And Allâh is Well-Acquainted with what you do. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.