Assalamualaykum everyone.

I hope you all are enjoying the new year. These last few years a lot of us have witnessed a lot of the difficulties in life while having to deal with COVID-19. 

Alhamdulilah we are still in good health and have access to basic necessities. That is not something people in other parts of the world can say.

After speaking to a few friends and colleagues we decided that one of the best ways we can start implementing change is by providing access to drinking water through a deep tube well in Africa. The reason why we chose to build it in Africa is due to the fact that they have the largest disease infestation in the world. Against the raging challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, giving water has never been as important as it is now. Not only are you saving lives by giving sustenance, your donation will also give people in famine-affected areas the chance to properly wash and safeguard themselves from dangerous infections such as cholera and Covid-19.

“I said: ‘O messenger of Allah, what kind of charity is best?’ He said: ‘Providing drinking water.’” (Sunan an-Nasa’i 3665)

We wish to donate on behalf of our beloved Sheikh Umer Esmail, Brother Zakee Imam and my father, Hafiz Amir Kudia. These 3 have left a great impact on our lives and those around them. They left the world before the pandemic outbreak, it would be amazing to provide them with this opportunity of sadaqa jaariya.

We are funding this deep tube water well (that lasts for 30-40 years) from Matw Project. You can learn more about them on their website: https://matwproject.org/ 

When a son of Adam dies, then his good deeds stop except for three: a Sadaqah Jariyah (continuous charity), a beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him.

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), as narrated in Sahih Muslim.