An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 45
45 the income of the head of the family, which he spends at his own discretion. Therefore, the spirit of Taqwa demands that he/she should pay Chanda on the total of all such allowances. However, in special circumstances, an allowance, which is granted to a child for specific purposes e. g. his medical treatment etc. and is actually spent for that purpose then (in this case too) the parents will act as trustees and Chanda is not required to be paid on such allowances. The procedure usually followed for the payment of Chanda Wa s iyyat by a woman not having her own source of Income is, that the husband should fix an appropriate amount as pocket money that would be considered the Income of such a woman and she, for the sake of maintaining the continuity of her financial sacrifice, will pay Chanda Wa s iyyat on her pocket money. " 67 HOW TO GET REMISSION FOR PAYING CHANDA AT THE REDUCED RATE Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra said: "… Baitul M a l is mistaken in thinking that such a budget will not be achieved. I say, so be it, but at least the Jam a ‘at will realize that it has to achieve this budget. The Jam a ‘at that achieves such a budget shall be worthy of praise and the one that fails to do so will be reminded about it. What is happening now is wrong. A Jam a ‘at that achieves the budget, but does not collect Chanda from all members, is adjudged praise-worthy and considered deserving of prayer, while a Jam a ‘at that is active in its work and collects Chanda from all members, but fails to fulfil the budget, is discouraged. It is not correct not to accept Chanda from one who gives less than an Aana per rupee. My instructions are that whoever wants to pay less than the prescribed rate, should mention in writing that he is faced with such 67 A letter to an Ahmad i in Belgium.