Charity is relief work for the needy and poor and it is done without expecting any favor from the needy people. When one does charity, the person really wants to help. There are many groups that provide people an opportunity to do charity. .. Read More
Development of underdeveloped areas with charity work
Orphans have no one to take care of them and poor and ailing elderly people are always worried about their falling health. Some areas are deprived of development facilities like medical healthcare center, schools and orphanages. It is only charity groups that care of the needy and poor…… read more
What to look into when donating funds for charity?
A charity group is always appealing to people to donate money for its charity projects like buying relief material for victims of natural calamities and to help the needy and poor like orphans and homeless people….. read more
Take precautions when donating money for charity
Millions of dollars are donated for charity without thinking whether the money would be used for relief work or for personal development. It’s true that charity groups spend donation to help the needy and poor but there are groups that come into existence just to make money in the name of charity.
Frauds in the name of helping others
If you are asked money to buy relief material for victims of flood then you should firs enquire about the group that is appealing you to donate to charity and then you should go through its plan to provide emergency relief to flood victims. In other words, you should determine reliability of the group before writing any bank cheque or transferring fund or giving cash money to the representative of the group.
How to determine reliability of a charity group?
There are tens and hundreds of charity groups and most of the groups are reliable but one needs to be cautious of the groups that work only for making profit by collecting money from benevolent citizens that want to help the needy and poor.
A charity group must have something like to prove its credibility. It would show its work to prove that it’s reliable. Today charity groups work online to collect from the donors from across the globe. But these groups issue receipts against donations.
Always ask for receipt when donating money to a charity group but first make sure that the group is reliable. If it has website, visit its website to see its work and if it is working without website then you should enquire about its whereabouts and projects.
Finding a cause for doing charity
Muslims need no reason for doing charity as they take it seriously. For them, charity is way to worship Allah. The needy and poor pray to Allah for help and they get help. Allah gives wisdom to Muslim people so that they collect funds and buy relief material for the needy and poor…… read more
Charity should be always for the needy and poor
When nature strikes, it destroys civilizations and the survivors look for help. They pray to God to send someone to help and Allah sends his followers to help the victims or survivors of disasters. Similarly the needy and poor need help and they wait for charity groups to take note of their plights….. read more
Process of fund collection for charity work
Charity groups need funds for carrying out relief work. There are many people who have nothing to eat and they are forced to spend their lives in open. Some people are suffering because they have lost everything in natural calamities and some people are victims of political and social conflicts…… read more
Easy to send relief material to victims of natural calamities
Take help of a charity group to extend a helping hand the needy people, if you are really serious about helping others. There are people shivering under cold as they have no shelter and also there are people living without food as there is no one to provide them food…… read more
Helping a charity group is helping the needy and poor
Flood survivors of Pakistan have nowhere to go as they have lost everything to the flood waters. Similarly Iraqi people are preparing to battle the cold in open as they have no roof over their heads. There are many people that are forced to live life in seclusion as they have no means to get bread and butter…… read more
Save a poor family from winter chill
Every year millions of people die in winter as they are left in the open to brave winter chill. They have nowhere to go as they are victims of natural calamities and political problems. They need help and they get help by Islamic charity groups that arrange winter kits for them….read more
Ummah Welfare Foundation 