
Charity Should Not Be To Show-Off
A person who engages in charity should be sincere in his intention towards Allah and ward off the desire to show off, say religious experts. “Not all donations are accepted by God. It all depends on the sincerity of the person, which is called ‘Ikhlas’ in Arabic,” said Hilal Al Rashdi, adviser at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs. Hilal Al Rashdi, an adviser at the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs. A sincere act of charity should not be mixed with a desire to show off, Al Rashdi told the Times of Oman. Even in the