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✅ ZAKAT ELIGIBLE: Zakat can be given for this project ❤️🩹
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Verily, the believers are like a structure, each part strengthening the other,” and the Prophet clasped his fingers together.(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 467, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2585)
Abdullah bin Abbaas Radiyallahu ‘anhu said:‘ For me to fulfil the necessities of a Muslim family for a month or for a week or for whatever period of time that Allah pleases, is more beloved to me than performing Hajj after Hajj. Buying a utensil for even a Daaniq (one-sixth of a dirham) and giving it to my brother as a gift for the pleasure of Allah is more beloved to me than spending a Dinaar in the path of Allah.’ [Abu Nu’aym]
💰It is very difficult for widows to financially support themselves if they have 👶 children 👶 to look after. This problem is aggravated in countries 🌎 which do not offer any support to them. By sponsoring a widow and her children, you can ameliorate their difficulties by covering their basic needs. 🤲
👉 The Islamic ruling is that after the husband, the responsibility of her assistance and maintenance falls on the son, father, and brother(s) respectively. Failing that, the responsibility falls on the community around her. Failing that the responsibility is on the Muslims as a whole. 🧑🏻🤝🧑🏻
‘The example of the Believers in their mutual love, mercy and compassion for one another is like one body; if one limb complains then the whole body responds to it in restlessness and fever.’ [Sahih Muslim]
The balance of wealth and justice remains absent in the world today. For at least three quarters of the world’s population, poverty is a fact of life. Hunger, sickness, homelessness and more cast a heavy shadow over their lives as they struggle to survive with little or no support.
Ummah Welfare Trust formed as an NGO in 2001 with the goal of challenging this state of affairs. Inspired by the Islamic teachings of empathy and selflessness, the charity would strive to support and uplift the impoverished through the beautiful act of charity.