The sums that remained after supplying the Iftar of Ramadan of the last year

Fatwa no. 19410 All Praise is due to Allah. May Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon the Last Prophet! To proceed,The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' has reviewed what was sent to the Grand Mufty from the General Secretary of Al-Birr Charitable Society in Al-Khafjy, Mr. Zayd ibn `Abdul-`Aziz Al-`Utaiby, representative of the board of the society. His question was referred to the committee from the Secretariat General of the Council of Senior Scholars no. 251, dated 14/1/1418 A.H. The question is as follows:Your Eminence Shaykh: `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz, the Grand Mufty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. May Allah safeguard you! As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!) Your Eminence Shaykh, the chairman and the board of directors of (Part No. 8; Page No. 294) the society expressed their deep love and respect to you. They also pray for your good health, safety, and long life. May Allah make your knowledge a source of benefit! A discussion raised about a sum of money remained from a charitable Iftar (breaking the Fast) project of the past blessed month of Ramadan. The money was collected from donators for this charitable concern [Iftar (breaking the Fast) of Ramadan]. Please, guide us about the following points: Is it permissible to spend from this money on other charitable channels undertaken by the society? Should we save the money until the next Ramadan when we make the same charitable project again.May Allah safeguard and protect you and guide you to the best way of goodness!

After reviewing the case in question, the committee answered that the sum remained after supplying the Iftar (breaking the Fast) of Ramadan of the last year, should be saved until the Ramadan of the next year. That is because the donators specified the manner of spending the donation, so it is impermissible to change what is specified, because this manner of spending does not end. Thus, the sum should be allocated for the Iftar (breaking the Fast) of the next Ramadan to be spent in the way specified by the donators.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.