This page explains how the SedekahSG Team researches, writes, checks and corrects the guides on this site.
What we publish
Practical guides about sedekah, waqaf, zakat, fidyah, Ramadan and the history of giving in Islam for readers in Singapore. A guide answers one question well. We do not publish pages that only repeat what other sites say.
Sources we rely on
- Official Singapore bodies first: the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and its portals, and government agencies such as IRAS, MCCY, the Commissioner of Charities and the Ministry of Manpower.
- Recognised religious authorities for rulings, such as the Office of the Mufti of Singapore, the Federal Territory Mufti Office in Malaysia and Jordan's General Iftaa' Department, and hadith collections such as Sunnah.com.
- National Library Board and National Heritage Board records for history and heritage topics.
- Project figures (for example the number of wells completed) come from our own project records, shown as totals only.
News reports can show that something happened; they are not used as the source for a rule or a rate.
How each guide is produced
- Research. Our system downloads the source pages and keeps only facts whose exact wording it finds on the page.
- Writing. A draft is written from those verified facts using an AI writing model (OpenAI GPT).
- Automatic checks. Every link is opened, every cited page must load, and a validator checks structure, repetition and length.
- Second review. A separate AI reviewer checks each number, date and ruling against the sources and lists anything wrong.
- Editor approval. A final editor (an AI model from a different family, Anthropic Claude) accepts or rejects every finding and approves the guide. A guide that does not pass is not published.
- Live check. After publishing we confirm the page loads correctly on desktop and mobile.
Our team sets the rules these steps follow and reviews reports from readers. We say this plainly because you should know how a page you rely on was made.
Religious rulings
We report rulings as the source states them and say who holds a view when scholars differ. We do not issue fatwas. For a ruling on your own situation, ask your ustaz or the Office of the Mufti.
Prices, dates and updates
Time-sensitive figures carry an "as of" date. Dates of Islamic events come from the MUIS calendar; we do not guess dates that have not been announced. When a fact changes, we update the guide and its "Updated" date.
Our services
SedekahSG offers paid services, and a guide may mention one where it genuinely helps the reader. The explanation itself is never an advert, and we do not accept payment from others to appear in our guides.
Corrections
If you spot an error, email info@singaporesedekah.com or use our contact page with the page address and what is wrong. We check reports and correct confirmed errors promptly.