Mysore Muslim weddings are conducted with strict adherence to Islamic preaching. The plenty of matrimony sites that are booming makes Muslim second marriage in Mysore a quintessential one. Sadaqa literally means ‘righteousness and refers to the voluntary giving of alms or charity. But in Islamic terminology; Sadaqah has been defined as an act of “giving something to somebody without seeking a substitute in return and with the intention of pleasing Allah. The term sadaqah stems from the Arabic root word ‘sidq’ which means sincerity and it is considered as a sign of sincere faith. Sadaqat is a very wide term and used in the Quran to cover all kinds of charity. Sadaqat means to give alms and also legal alms for which the word Zakat is used in the Quran and the Sunnah of the prophet Muhammed. According to the Quran, sadaqa leads into the purification of the benefactor. Quran says that sadaqa should not be necessarily be in a material form and can be a “voluntary effort,” or a kind word. This is in agreement with a narration attributed to Muhammad which says “every good deed is a form of sadaqah.
According to some hadiths,” a kind word and smile “can be considered as sadaqa and the best form of it is “passing on knowledge. “Also, Muhammad said in a hadith that sadaqa removes seventy gates of evil. According to Quran there are eight categories of people who are entitled to receive sadaqah. They are, the poor, that is the low-income people and the needy people. The officials appointed to receive Sadaqa and those whose hearts have been reconciled to Islam. To free the slaves and captives and those who are overburdened with debt. Those who are in the cause of Allah to spread the message of Islam and those who are wayfarers. Sadaqah enhances the well-being of people and helps in fulfilling the requirement of the poor Muslims. It lightens the debt of the Muslim debtors and helps in taking care of those whose hearts have been reconciled.
