Is watering plants and feeding animals a form of sadaqah?

· 2 Rabiʻ I 1440 AH1 min readEnglish
ZakaatLillah and charity

Question

Is watering plants a form of sadaqah?

Is feeding wild birds also a form of sadaqah? (Wild birds that come to our garden)

Answer

If it is a tree from which people and animals will derive benefit, insha Allah he will be rewarded.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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