I was waiting for ‘Asr prayer (as I wrote this). Then suddenly, I heard somebody knocking on my door. I asked who he was. He said that he is from Maahad Tahfiz. I remember an ustaz who has Tahfiz centre nearby my place who never did anything like this before. I was skeptical. I am in dilemma. I don’t want to lose any chance of giving sadaqah and at the same time, I don’t want to give my money to a conman. [Note: He came again on 18 August 2019).
What should I do? As I was typing this, one of my colleagues messaged us using Whatsapp to let us know about this. Alhamdulillah she has similar stance as I am.
If the person tries to sell some product, I don’t mind buying anything from the person even though I might not in need of the things that he sells. This is based on what my late mom taught me. Don’t refuse to buy anything from a seller who comes to your house especially if you see he/she carries the things on his/her own.
My mom was a regular customer of this lady who sells medicated oils and whatsnot. The lady would never fail to come to my house to sell medicated oils, talcum powder, fish cracker and such. After she passed away, the medicated oils and talcum power are still there on top of her make-up cabinet/drawer. A remembrance of my late mother and her kindness. Al-fatihah.