A big percentage of charitable donations goes on advertising and marketing. Because of all those issues in donating to charities, I tend to pay up Zakat to my poor relatives in Bangladesh.

@adamislam3495

3 жыл бұрын

Best way you need look after your own poor before others

@daeyahshneider1063

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamislam3495 I think in Shar'ah, there are levels of giving charity. Looking after your poor relatives is a must. Giving them ease will increase dua. Their heart will give dua. If your travelling in a poor country then its best to give money or food in person. I give money to the homeless people in person, here in the UK, or I tend to give food to them. I hope that Allah SWT blesses your charity, Ameen.

@mrbaluchi7

3 жыл бұрын

If you have a direct link to poor people then that's way better to support them and get them to share it with other poor people.

@m-p-s-80

3 жыл бұрын

Even some relatives will end up in burger King with that zakat money lol

@ibrahimuzair08

3 жыл бұрын

that's better always lookout for deserving people in your relatives, then neighbours and others.

I'm all for admin fees. What I don't understand is charity bosses earning 6 figure sums 🤔 and employ volunteers for £0. HOW CAN ANYONE JUSTIFY THIS???

The quran...something that will always shock me. The fact that Allah took EVERY possibility and issue into account, astounds me. Allah is the greatest.

Very informative,, really appreciated the balanced view and breakdown of all the different points. Jzk!

@IFGuru

3 жыл бұрын

Jzk bro - an honour to have you as a watcher!

@corazoncubano5372

3 жыл бұрын

I had not idea that here were so many intricacies in running a charity. Thank you for sharing this valuable.

Please do not hesitate to expose any of them. Honestly you would be doing them a favor if you understand what I mean.

@Soyodi

3 жыл бұрын

@seek mogol you alright mate

All the glossy postal mail that no one ever reads

Good piece. I get the impression that Muslim charity market is incredibly saturated which duplicates admin/infrastructure costs. UK Muslims really need to hold their charities accountable in order to try and control this.

@NA-bb3bq

3 жыл бұрын

100%

Charities should make it clear how much of every pound goes to the actual charity work and admin. Water aid is an example where they make this clear. Also some charities are not good at giving feedback on how your donation was used exactly.

@saint8709

3 жыл бұрын

Can u link them?

@n.s.5278

3 жыл бұрын

@@saint8709 water aid is not a charity but a sector that many charities work in. Look at Muslim charity help the needy, or skt welfare.

@Diamondraw4Real

3 жыл бұрын

@Henrick Smartsone Muslims should be cautious. How much should these employees make? Idkb millions of dollars in total to pay salaries seems steep

Charities need to be clear to the donors how much of our money will actually be spent and what percentage is for admin etc. It could be that they put in extra charge within the appeals but dont declare them. Nothing wrong with charging admin fees, just need to clarify it.

@Soyodi

3 жыл бұрын

Have a look at their annual report it gives enough details

I’m so glad you did this video. I’ve always personally not had a problem with admin fees. I understand totally that it’s needed. You explain it very well. I think it’s only logical. Getting the the people in need and giving the support doesn’t come easy. I’m more than happy to support the workers and organisations who make it all possible and do the hard work.

I worked in charity industry for a while. We used to phone up people who had already donated to get them to increase their donation. We were rewarded with bonuses vouchers bottle of drink etc. I was an excellent salesman and could convince, especially the elderly to part with their money. I did not feel comfortable. This Ramadhan a certain well known Muslim charity I donated to in the past started ringing my phone. I was not happy.

@worshipthecreator9081

3 жыл бұрын

The elderly.... Subhan Allah they are the most vulnerable.

My real gripe is with charities that end up forking massive amounts for events to invite celebrities and financing expensive adverts. I've never felt comfortable donating to them. I would be interested to know how much charity money contributes towards that?

@umayrsra

3 жыл бұрын

On the flip side, they would have managed to raise multiple times what they spent on that event as opposed to not doing that event. Example: Case 1 - no event and they get 100k. Case 2 - they create an event and they spend 20k for the event, but they get 200k (which typical in that you aim for 8-10 times what you put in). Isn't the second case a strategically more logical choice to make?

@empatel96

3 жыл бұрын

@@umayrsra it's a fair argument. But suppose someone pays Zakat and s percentage of that pays for the event. The event doesn't necessarily recoup that individuals charity as majority income could be from Sadaqah. In such a scenario, has the Zakaat been spent appropriately?

@umayrsra

3 жыл бұрын

@@empatel96 I live in Malaysia. There are special institutions for zakat here. Charity organisations only handle sadaqah. So I don't know. What I do know are these two things: 1. Zakat shouldn't need an event to get people to pay up. 2. In zakat, one of the rightful recipients of zakat is the amil (the guy/institution that collects the zakat on behalf of the state). This could be used rightfully to handle administrative costs. Because even collecting and distributing zakat has costs.

@umayrsra

3 жыл бұрын

@@empatel96 I have also heard that zakat is in that transaction when you first let go of your money. Your ajr is complete because Allah counts what you sacrificed. What happens thereafter is the responsibility of the next person holding that amanah to distribute the zakat or the person receiving the zakat. Here are a few cases: 1. You give out zakat to person that you understand needs it. Turns out he's a liar and scammer and didn't need it. You didn't know, your ajr is still complete on this case in syaa Allah. 2. You give out zakat to a charitable organization assuming it is competent. It wasn't and your money goes down the drain of organization hell. You didn't know and your ajr is still complete in syaa Allah. But then Allah knows best. I can only inform from what has been taught to me.

@empatel96

3 жыл бұрын

@@umayrsra they're all valid points. In the West, there are no government level institutions that deal with Zakaat. My original comment referred to charities using Zakaat and donations in general on marketing and celebrity style events, and not exactly denouncing people that donate to these charities with good intents

As always, great clarification and very helpful. Thank you!

Love this, very informative ❤️

Thank you for making this video. These are topics that everyone should think about when picking what charities to donate to.

Quality content. Thankfully the IFG channel is here.

Very insightful and well broken down!

Great video! May Allah bless you!

Excellent analysis and well explained...much needed awareness 👏 👍 جزاك الله خيرا

Transparency is the main issue, it is mainly public donated money which should be properly accounted for. Problem with large charities is that they way overspend and waste too much money. This is main reason i feel reluctant to give to them. Muslim charities should be ahead of the curve and have a model where every penny is accounted for.

Former Team Leader from The Prince's Trust. I'm glad you have raised this important issue with the Muslim Charity Sector. I'm happy to assist. Thank you.

MashaAllah bro! Amazing channels absolutely love it I was looking for something like this for a while Islam and finance May Allah bless the decision to help the ummah and increase in you barakah JazakAllahKhair ❤️

Thank you for such an informative video and so many clarities and breakdown. I feel ease knowing and now can help others understand about the handling of zakat. I always believed the admin fee should be added as its another persons time we are using to distribute. I'm glad IFG explained all the breakdown.

Thank God you made this. I always wondered how this charity seekers are affording to put youtube ads.

Mashallah, Very informative and I appreciate the work put into this video

Very informative JazakAllahKhair bro

Lots of useful info on this channel. Keep up the great work :) I’ve subscribed.

Great that you are addressing these issues.

MashAllah a holistic and balanced piece. A little bit sad that some of this needs explaining though!

Thanks Alot Brother. Jazak-Allah Khair 🤗

Thank you for sharing this 🕊️🙏🕊️

Well summarised, completely agree with the points on how they should improve. I’m very keen to build something to address transparency within the charity sector too so watch this space iA 👀

Very interesting for me as someone who works for a charity 👍🏽

Excellent work

Very informative video. Thank you

Great quality video

What a brilliant, informative, and timely video. Thanks for this contribution IFG!

Well done, good work. Nice to see Muslims doing KZread proper innit

Very informative,thank you.

Excellent piece of work Jzk

JazakumAllahu khairan

Excellent video, really well presented & informative. Might have been tricky but would have been helpful to have a go at dissecting a charity's accounts.

@mimimohammed3660

3 жыл бұрын

Nahida you can check all registered charities accounts on the Gov site where they have to declare

@NK-ht3fo

3 жыл бұрын

@@mimimohammed3660 I was thinking it would have been a good excersice for the video, a bit like a case study...what to look out for etc

What you are forgetting is the human factor. There will always be someone dipping their hand in the cookie jar.

Nice and clearly explained.

Barakallahufeek

Thank you for clarification 🙏🙏

Informative good perspective

Thank you brother very informative.

Enlightening Jazakallah

We should not afraid to OUTCAST the charities which are not doing well - We need a FULLY MUSLIM REGULATORY body with Ulemah and technical people together to monitor the zakah ... Do not forget that we are subsituting the Khilafah -

Assalamualaikum, Was wondering if you could screen some of the charities in the UK the way you have done for businesses/investment opportunites/stocks etc to show us which charities are the most effectively and efficiently run. That way we know our donations are being put to the best use (the same thing we do when investing im businesses for example) 🙂 Just an idea

@kama3422

3 жыл бұрын

That's a very useful idea.

@n.s.5278

3 жыл бұрын

There are so many, but see the other comments on this video which suggest some with 100 percent donation policy

We know it costs but we need the breakdown...For too long we've been expected just to give money and not ask questions just cos we're muslims. And some take full advantage

Thanks for your video

I'd like to see another round of this video that focuses on reserve funds. I understand the need for them. (To an extent.) However, I'd be very interested to see what happened to the reserve funds post covid for various charities..

This was very informative and serves as a very useful guide to understanding why admin fees are needed. However, from my experience, admin fees do not include marketing/fundraising costs and are usually taken as a separate fee. I worked for a large muslim charity who openly stated ~6% admin fees but would not openly state that a further 12-13% of your donation goes to fundraising/marketing activities. This is also a question that should be raised to charities as without this we cannot get a fair and clear understanding of just how much of a chunk of our money actually goes toward the charitable project/programme. I'd love to see a follow up video discussing this. Keep up the great work Masha Allah. Already liked and subscribed :) 👍

I hope one day charities can be more integrated, there are so many mashaAllah but with so many choices it sometimes becomes harder to choose. May God guide us

The people who quote the verse also need to quote the tafsser and what the prophet (saw) mentioned regarding it.

very informative until you find out that just the CEO’s salary is over £100,000 and then you got the hierarchy and their salaries.

I like the bit about re-inventing the wheel. Every Ramadan I get multiple mail shots from Islamic Charities, some of which are just repeating what is being done by the bigger and more established charities. Also how much can one person give - I cant donate to every charity claiming to help Yemeni children.

JazakhAllah khayr, a much-needed clear explanation of charity practices which many people misunderstand. However, this is definitely not a balanced look. There is a scholarly difference on taking from individual donations for overheads. Many within the Hanafi school particularly believe that the eligibility of the administration element of Zakat is specifically for a recognised Muslim government. That in the absence of such a government it is an individual's responsibility to make sure their Zakat gets to those in need. The underlying sentiment here is that while charities make the process easier, there is no obligation on them to collect Zakat or any other donation. The obligation is on the individual and the recognised Muslim government. This is more so when using part of donations for things like advertising, where it can be argued there is no Islamic legal precedence. I believe it is because of differences such as these that Ummah Welfare Trust was created, with their '100% donation policy'. Don't get me wrong, I support some of these charities myself and will continue to do so as there are scholars who do support the usage of Zakat for administration. As has been highlighted, some of these charities really focus on making a meaningful impact, rather than throwing money at a problem. I see it in a charity like Islamic Relief, especially in their sustainable projects and political lobbying (unfortunately quite unique in the Muslim charity sector). I also appreciate that National Zakat Foundation allows you to select how your money is spent. However, I do take issue with the fact that Muslim charities are either unprofessional, too corporate, or an odd mix of both. They seemingly compete more and more with each other, at times take on increasingly liberal interpretations, or just devoid of scholarly guidance at times, and from personal experiences I have been told about - often a poor working environment. Some may argue these are natural results of efficiency and modernisation, but do we need charities with Muslim-sounding names to take our money every now and then, or spiritually grounded, noble organisations helping to carry out one of the most sacred pillars of our faith? Just my thoughts.

Gift Aid is key. Doesn't cost you anything but still it makes it possible for charities to cover their costs and give to the people in need. Glossy marketing literature on the other hand is just a waste of money. One size doesn't fit all. Offering a yearly charity/zakat review might be more effective, create loyalty and confidence in donors.

Are charities owners allowed to get.paid hundreds of thousands a year from their charities? Whilst the workers on the front line distributing the food and packages are getting minimum wages.

Informative, using UMMAH WELFARE TRUST 🙏

@SonGoku-io7sh

3 жыл бұрын

I've used UWT before and love them for their concept but they need to update their website for use on mobile devices 😊 I tried to set up a recurring payment for the last nights of Ramadhan but was unable to change the dates on the form while using various browsers (they recommend Edge or Chrome) on Windows and Android.

@tayyibnawaz419

3 жыл бұрын

UWT are a good charity however they can bypass the 100% rule by doing projects with other charities and giving them 100% of the funds (100 donation policy) however that charity charges UWT for admin and logistics of the project as well so technically its no longer 100%, but due to them giving the 100%, they consider it 100%. Charities which aren't 100%, basically are taking into consideration administration

@billplant2020

3 жыл бұрын

@@tayyibnawaz419 I’m pretty sure that they use there shop goods for Admin and wages. What we give stays 💯 Allah knows best.

@AJ-il1lm8ph7z

3 жыл бұрын

Ummah welfare trusts website to me does not look very inviting and professional enough. The appeals are not very clear and don't have specific appeals like other well known charities for e.g food packs , olive tree, water hand pumps. They do not specify how much to pay so I never give to them.

@fp7770

3 жыл бұрын

@@AJ-il1lm8ph7z Hi, if you go to the basket section where you can donate to different projects, it breaks it down with individual costing. So you can pick the project, pick the country & then it'll show you the price for that specific case. For example sponsoring a teacher, you can select which country & then it'll show you £X for a teacher in Gambia & It'll be £X for a teacher in Syria. Similarly a water hand pump in India will show £X & then elsewhere will be different price. Same for masjid construction, orphan sponsorship etc. Is this what you mean?

Excellent and alot of food for thought. I have always been an advocate for charitable work i.e giving your time and effort for charity thats whether you are a doctor, an accountant, a marketing specialist or fundraiser. If people are being payed 1000s of pounds from charitable money because of their experiece and knowledge then i do expect these people to think out of the box and come up with solutions so that 100% charity money goes to the people in need as your example of ummah foundarion. Now you also stated small charities should not do the work that larger organisations are already doing due overlaping of costs BUT if you look at 5 largest islamic charities in the UK their collection cause are overlapping meaning they are wasting resources as well. To cover costs islamic charties need to provide freelance opportnties for graduates and umemployed. They need build networks with local charities such as in palestine or pakistan to reduce was overhead costs. They are alot of opportunties for charity organisations to establish income streams i.e providing islamic lessons, selling second clothes, recyle islamic literature etc.

very beneficial

Very useful. Jazakallah khair!! You suggest to reuse charitable infrastructure. Are charity organizations open to offer their platform for new or unreached places or ideas??

I've been holding off my Zakath this Ramadan, because of these very same concerns in the back of my mind, JZK for the very informative breakdown.

@billplant2020

3 жыл бұрын

You’ve got umma welfare Rahma mercy World Aid convoy. All these I’ve mentioned are all Aalims. My trust is with them.. Look into it...

Very thought provoking video. Often find that I'm a lot more ignorant about things than I know

Very refreshing to hear this explained after years of hearing one sided views of people slagging of some really good charities. And also certain things to watch out for when deciding which charity to give too.

excellent 👍

This was extremely helpful and informational. I am (was) one of those people who had issues with charities charging admin fees. After this video I am good. 10-12% is reasonable. But when the admin fees is 90% and charity is 10% is a problem and beleive me there are a lot of charities who deceive people....look it up.

@ensyy_

Жыл бұрын

Which charities do that??

Yes, it's permissable to use zakaat for admin and wages but as long as it's not excessive. Many charitable organisations use so many volunteers but those who are in the management level are sometimes paying themselves very healthy wages which people question. This is why so many people are supporting individuals who have volunteers on both sides who are totally dedicated and seek no admin or wage costs.

Very good

I believe their needs to be more clarity and spot checks done on charities by charity commissioners

one thing that bothers me about the adverts of these charity videos is the music in the background, i feel like if this small detail wasn’t there it wouldn’t make a big difference

@bmkprod2240

3 жыл бұрын

I think we should be worrying more about the many Muslims dying because of oppression and Muslim leaders turning a blind eye to what is going on whereby if they did take action we would have less Muslims suffering. Music or no music on an advert is not something that’ll make any reasonable change to anything really.

Nice breakdown of the issues. Just curious why would u personally go to an African country to build a well and incur the expenses you detailed? Why not liase with a legitimate and transparent body in that country and send the money via technological means, and let that organization do the necessary?

@randomemotions99

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering this too, surely that would cut down on costs?

Thanks for the up. A lot of ignorance in our community about charities, mostly from people who have no never done any charitable work, I might add. Just like to criticise.

It will be very helpful if the admin of this channel could provide a list of top notch charities after doing an exhaustive research.

How much are these people getting paid though? I've got no problem with them getting paid, but if they're taking a ridiculous wage out of the donations then we have a problem

There is a sense of irony. Penny appeal in the past have had below 70% program spending. Furthermore as it stands it’s not readily available the last two years spending for Penny appeal. At least not on their website.

@AJ-il1lm8ph7z

3 жыл бұрын

I've been giving regularly to penny appeal and just recently came across the scandal they were involved with, I still pay charity as they have good appeals but i am very reluctant and have given to other charities this year.

@hodannn

3 жыл бұрын

Wait what 30+% isn’t going to charity??? On top of that they had a scandal. I’ve stopped giving to them but they always spend so much money on advertising and post. They would send pamphlets every month that looked good quality and probably expensive

Please could you do a video of which charities are about the best to donate to?

Please link trustworthy Muslim charities. Jazak Allah khayran

A lot of charity organizations hold millions of pounds in their Bank account, while people are in desperate need of aid all around the Globe. In my view, not even a penny should be held back fully knowing that that penny will be useful to someone somewhere who needs it very badly.

ALLAH knows my Niarth for giving to a specific charity...they have overheads to be able to do the good work and deliver the aid...but who ever misuses the funds..is doomed..this video is very informative and hopefully helps give Dawah on this subject.

@sabah090795

3 жыл бұрын

My exact feeling about the issue...👍

People who provide their talents to charity organizations should be able to live their lives as well, they should be able to afford grocery and housing and be properly compensated for their talents which is why there is overhead. People often think when you work for a charity you should just vow a life of poverty so their donations can "count" more, but that is counter productive. People shouldn't have to take charity to work for one.

There are always logistical challenges in delivering charities worldwide and this would normally need proportion of the budget to b assigned to overcome those challenges.

i don't understand the need for so many different charity organisations

@omarnour348

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, a single unified charitable organisation is out of reach so long as the Ummah is disparate (with everyone looking out for "their own").

I've worked with Community groups VOLUNTARILY at times and sometimes it's a part-time job. If charity groups actually say what percent goes on admin etc would help where we want to give our money.

Great puff piece. Timely too. There is a reason why they need to do damage control.

I have sunscribed. Please tell me your view on different charity organizations

Salem brother, do you have any video about the trade option, if yes, please would you put the link here? Jazakallah

Zaka and Sadaqa is 2 different things. As far as I know From Zakat portion of money should go to Colector of Zakah who travels to collect fruits and cattle and other commodities,as we find in Quran and Sunnah, But to translat this as ,,Administrators fees ,,is quite dangerous in my opinion. As for Sadaqa there is nothing what goes to collector ,everything has to go to needy. And if someone doing charity work for sake of Allāh, to earn pleasure of Allah and Paradise, he will not take a single penny as salary for his charity work.but if it is just way to earn living ,he will find 100 excuses to fill his bank accounts with donators money!

can you please share the business model of the App that you mentioned in the video details.

Nice video! Is that a gold ring you were wearing? Legit for a Muslim male?

That's why you are required to spend money in your surroundings first. Its expensive and complicated to support outside that area.

Good content, shame about the title! Are KZreadrs fooling us with catchy titles and thumbnails?

@omarnour348

3 жыл бұрын

Standard clickbait tactic, wouldn't worry about it TBH. Can always dislike/close the video if you ever feel cheated by clickbait.

I don’t think the issue is with admin costs but actually the issue is with transparency. Most Muslim charities are not transparent with the costs involved or how the donations are spent exactly. Registered charities are supposed to make filings, publish accounts, etc. Muslim charities should follow this lead, they need to be better at governance and provide greater transparency to improve this area and ultimately to help build trust with donors.

I always select to email me the information but they still send me the info by post which must cost money.

MashAllah, brilliant video, I genuinely used to abstain from giving to people like Muslim Hands due to their admin costs, I have been sticking with Ummah Welfare Trust so this has made it easy for me to branch out, inshallah. I was told a masalah when I was young that the admin costs have to be fixed by the state otherwise it isn't really Islamic, and it had to be an Islamic state that does that, is this correct? Plus, I was also told it can't be more than 2/3% of the overall charity amount, is that true? That doesn't seem enough.

Would be great to see a full review on Ummah Welfare trust and SKT welfare. Both are 100% donation policy and they both have Annual reports. The basic model used is where all overheads are covered by Gift aid and admin-only donations. I feel very strongly about this as I honestly believe if even one of these charities is operating successfully, truthfully and transparently as a 100% donation policy charity, why are there other charities operating in any other way to this??? Anyway would be great to see a review brothers, jzk!

@justsendmelocation5068

Жыл бұрын

Yes I only give to ummah welfare trust. And brothers to go directly to areas I need. Furthermore these brothers pay for all costs out of their own pockets.

@WillScarlet1991

Жыл бұрын

I want to know how much of our donations are given to the over-excited TV presenters on the many Islamic channels, especially in the UK. It's so cringe them shouting 'Takbeer!' everytime someone donates. Seems a trend these days. And why so many Muslim charities in the first place? Seems like a good business to get into (and for all the wrong reasons too).