Sadaqah

What Is Sadaqah? Sadaqah or Sadaka (صدقة‎, “charity“, “benevolence”, ṣadaqāt صدقات) in the modern context has come to signify “voluntary charity”. According to the Quran, the word means voluntary offering, whose amount is at the will of the “benefactor”. Etymology and meaning ‘Sadaqa‘ literally means ‘righteousness’ and refers to the voluntary giving of alms or charity. But...