I agree with you. People have different incomes and as you said we don’t know what people are already contributing. Often I put $5 sometimes $10, but I donate yearly, however I have become reluctant to do so lately because of the way Mosques go about raising money.
A san example some of our Mosques have been selling the opportunity for people to have their names written on the brick used to build the extension to the Masjid for $1000.
Even during the Khutba of Eid prayer the Imam was asking for donations and started at $20,000 when they had just raised $350,000 two or three days before Eid at a fundraising. The Imam went on to ask who would want to guarantee his place in Jannah. This ticked me off so much and I was so saddened by the material aspect of it. I had gone to pray and have a spiritual experience and found myself listening to stuff that Evangelical churches do. No one guarantee anyone a place in Jannah except Allah.
I send an email to the mosque to express my disappointment but I haven’t even received a response from them. I found that unprofessional. I have decided not to contribute anymore to that Mosque. There is also no transparency in the way Mosques are run. If we contribute to them then I expect to have a say in what happens as all people in the community.
I now give money to those I know to families that are in need.

The article was not written by Imam Suhaib. Just saying 🙂

I agree with imam Suhaib…I will give $10 each Friday inshalah