UPDATE: 22 April 2021

Assalaamu alaikum.

Alhumdu-lillāhi Rabbil alameen. We're delighted to announce that this water well is now complete and in use by our Rohingya brothers and sisters (please see cover photo).

It is located right next to a masjid, the water is used by thousands of families in the area and also by the mussalis to perform wudu for Salah.

Thanks to all who donated to this project. Jazākum-Allāhu khairan. May Allāh accept everyone's efforts and grant us Jannah and the water of Al-Kauthar. Āmeen.

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Bismillah.

NB: THIS IS NOT ZAKAT ELIGIBLE.

We are a band of brothers who went to Hajj with the Hasan Hajj company in 2014. Through our Hajj we learnt the importance of unity, brotherhood and love for the Ummah, and this has been a driving factor in our efforts to fundraise for a solar powered water well in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh.

Rohingya Muslims are among the most persecuted people in the world, and have faced countless horrors for decades. Many have had their homes burned and destroyed, and they have to flee from Myanmar for fear of violence, rape, torture, murder and other horrors. Some have sought refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh, where charities like Islamic Help are helping to provide for their essential needs, including wate. Thank you to the first two donors who came forward to support my appeal for the Rohingya water well. May Allāh accept it from you and grant you nothing but Jannah, and the sweet drink of Al-Kauthar. Āmeen!

Nu'man b. Bashir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: "The similitude of believers in regard to mutual love, affection, fellow-feeling is that of one body; when any limb of it aches, the whole body aches, because of sleeplessness and fever." [Sahih Muslim, 2586]

We should feel the aches and pains of the Rohingya Muslims, who are among the most persecuted people in the world, and have faced countless horrors for decades. Many have had their homes burned and destroyed, and they have to flee from Myanmar for fear of violence, rape, torture, murder and other horrors. Some have sought refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh, where charities like Islamic Help are helping to provide for their essential needs, including water.

So in this month of mercy, show your love for our Rohingya brothers and sisters, and donate generously to provide one of the best forms of sadaqah jariyah!

In-sha-Allah, the solar powered water well we aim to provide will benefit our Rohingya brothers and sisters, providing clean water for drinking, wudu, washing and cooking, and we pray it will be a sadaqah jariyah (recurring charity) in the name of family members and loved ones. May Allāh accept it and reward them in the akhirah.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said , “When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three: sadaqah jariyah (recurring charity); or knowledge (by which people) benefit; or a pious son, who prays for him (for the deceased). [Sahih Muslim, 1631]

Sa’id reported Sa’d came to the Prophet (ﷺ)and asked him, “Which sadaqah do you like most?” He (ﷺ) replied, “[Providing] water. [Abu Dawud, 1679]

Allah says in the Qur’an, “By means of water, we give life to everything.” [Qur’an, 21:30]

Communities who don’t have access to clean water face unimaginable hardships, with women and children walking for hours to collect even a little water, and families unable to support themselves due to lack of education and livelihood. Having access to safe water is a basic human right and fulfilling this right is an excellent sadaqah jariyah, especially for the Rohingya who are among the world’s most persecuted people and have suffered so much in recent years.

So please give generously and may Allāh grant you and your family the sweet drink of Jannah. Āmeen!