Do Muslims give money to Mosques?

Question

What is a typical donation?

Answer 1

Jennifer I think you might have innocently equated Mosques = Churches. A church is a Christian Organisation; eg the Catholic Church, the Pentecostal Church. Whereas a mosque is just a place of worship.
So to answer your question, yes. Muslims do give 2.5% of what they earn or save in the fiscal year to the (Islamic) Treasury as Zakaat (a form of tithe). Zakaat is the 4th pillar of Islam and the collection is distributed to the poor and the deserving others such as orphans, widows, students etc.
There are many verses in the Quran and Hadith that extol charity.

The problem with the Muslim world, if you must know, is that of ignorance and greed. Not many people know prayers, let alone almsgiving. The oil-producing absolute monarchies of the Islamic World must satisfy and maintain their Main clients of the West and at the same time maintain the status quo (of ignorant subjects) in order that the absolutists may perpetuate and therefore are left unchallenged.
That more or less explains the abject poverty of the Muslim world.
(My views alone; not shared by many)

Answer 2

Yes certainly all muslims in the world should give a charity and pay income and wealth Islamic taxes as mandatory if they are adequate and capable for doing that.The member and attendance
of a mosques give money as a donation on every praying friday for the mosques routine expenditures.Besides that muslims give also a monthly money as sponsors of a mosgues.For the development of a mosques we give also a big donation.Every year usually before the end of Ramadhan month we give money or rice and islamic taxes to the committee of a mosques for distributing to the poors,orphans,new comers of muslim,etc.

Answer 3

yes, there is usually a donation box passed around each friday after the prayer much like christians pass an offering plate. The donation depends on the persons finances.
Muslims are required to give charity as part of the religion but it does not neccecarily have to be paid to the mosque. Even the destitute are required to give charity... if you have no money Allah swt accepts a smile as an act of charity

Answer 4

In most Islamic countries, Governments pays for the expenses of building and running mosques and some people build and donate to Mosques but the majority are supported by government, so the public is paying for it. There are many charities and some operate from the Mosques.

Answer 5

They certainly do. In South Asian countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and India mosques have special charity boxes and besides that people donate ranging from few bucks to thousands and sometimes even more.
Tell you what, all the donations go into the pocket of certain....

Answer 6

yes, charity is manditory to be a muslim
usually its a 5-10 dollars every friday
at fundraisers iv seen people donate 500,000 dollars

Answer 7

Yes they do. Donations vary from person to person. They all are ran by donations. Whatever you can afford.

Answer 8

yep we have to