Shafaq Sadiq
Shafaq Sadiq is a Tax and Trust Manager within the private client practice at Wedlake Bell LLP. Shafaq deals with a wide range of onshore and offshore trust compliance matters. She is also involved with trust formation and reorganisations. Shafaq work covers income tax, capital gains and inheritance tax matters for both UK and non-UK domiciled individuals.
Shafaq is passionate about traditional Islamic disciplines and their practical application. Shafaq has a special interest in Sharia compliant succession planning.
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2 Contributions by Shafaq Sadiq
PRACTICE NOTES
Islamic Charitable Giving: Quranic Basis, Objectives, Zakat, Sadaqah (Wajibah, Nafilah, Jariyah), Waqf and Qard al-Hasan, with an Overview of UK-Based Islamic Charities
Importance of charity in Islam
In Islam, charity is understood as an intimate offering shared between the giver, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala (SWT) — Allah, the Most Glorified, the Most High — and the person who benefits from the goodwill. It is not a means to seek applause from people; therefore, giving quietly is deemed the most excellent way to give, as discretion preserves sincerity. In certain circumstances, offering support publicly is preferred so that it may motivate others to follow the example and multiply goodness. Charity in Islam is far more weighty and purposeful than a straightforward cash donation. The idea of charity holds a deeper resonance and, consequently, is not confined to material worth; it may appear in many forms within daily conduct. A person’s conduct can itself be a charitable deed when it prompts him to do good from his character.
Giving sincere advice to others
Offering practical help where needed
Visiting and caring for the sick
Praying for others
Speaking kindly to people
Sharing food with others
Showing kindness to animals
Spreading knowledge
Even a simple smile given to another counts as Sadaqah, a voluntary charitable act recognised in Islam...
Private Client
PRACTICE NOTES
Islamic Waqf (Endowments): Concepts, Pillars and Types; Family and Public Waqf; Beneficiaries, Assets and Trustees; Scriptural Basis, History and Links to the English Trust
This Practice Note has been created in collaboration with Shafaq Sadiq of Wedlake Bell. In Islam, the ethic of ‘giving and helping’ lies at the heart of faith, as such acts greatly please Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala (swt—the most glorified, the most high). The Islamic institution known as the ‘Waqf’ enables the dedication of wealth and is regarded as a very noble practice encouraged by Islamic law.
for charitable or religious purposes;
and as a means of family wealth management, offering financial stability to the donor’s family during their lifetime or after their death.
Waqf
The core idea of Waqf is sustainability, ensuring a continuing charitable endowment. The term derives from the Arabic ‘Waqafa’, meaning to halt or hold; in essence, ownership ceases by transferring the property wholly to Allah swt. Waqf is a distinctive instrument within Islam.
There is no specific verse in the Quran that sets out the concept of Waqf; however, there are numerous verses in the Quran highlighting the rewards for spending for the pleasure of Allah swt, including the phrase: ‘The example of those who spend their wealth in the cause of’...
Private Client
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