Can we buy poppies?

[anonymous]

And donate to the poppy appeal?

[Ummu Sufyaan]

:sl:
what are poppies...you mean the flowers, right:?

and whats the poppy appeal :?

[Banu_Hashim]

don't see why not..

['Abdul Rahmaan]

Hey brother, what exactly did you mean? poppies or puppies ? :)

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['Abd-al Latif]

:salamext:

Aren't poppies used to remember those who died in world war two? Or those disbelievers who have died whose desires were false?

If this is so, then don't wear it.

[S_87]

they are now used to support those who are serving and have served today...those troops in afghanistan/iraq..

[anonymous]

So is it haram?

[Banu_Hashim]

I thought the money just went to charities?

[wildkat]

Hmm am curious to know the answer to this aswel, does anyone know if it is haraam or not??

:salamext:

Aren't poppies used to remember those who died in world war two?

It was WW1 not WW2.

[AnonymousPoster]

they are now used to support those who are serving and have served today...those troops in afghanistan/iraq..

Would you like to support the above?

If you would like to donate to charities, there are various Islamic Charities available,

If members of your family are also unfortunate, they come first and then you can think about other types of charity,

=)

[S_87]

I thought the money just went to charities?

The Royal British Legion provides financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. Currently, nearly 10.5 million people are eligible for our support and we receive thousands of calls for help every year.

http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/cont...e-508920.shtml

[Woodrow]

Buddy Poppies are made by members of the DAV. The DAV is a non government organization made up of people who were disabled while serving in the US military.

I am a member. Although I am seldom active as a member, I assure you it has no government affiliation. The money raised goes to buy incidentals such as soap, snacks, under ware etc for disabled veteran's who do not have the resources themselves.


Another function of the DAV is in helping Disabled Veterans in legal battles against the US military for any mistreatment they experienced while on active duty.

You may wish to learn more about the DAV and see what we actually do.


http://www.dav.org/

In other words the money received from the sale of Buddy Poppies goes as charity towards individuals and not for the support of any military or government organization. True some of the people may not be deserving, but we can not judge who is deserving and who is not.

[Muezzin]

And plus, they look nice.