Sadaqah Jariyah
What is Sadaqah Jariyah?
Sadaqah jariyah is an ongoing charity. It is one of the most meaningful forms of giving because its reward continues while we are alive and can continue even after we have passed away. Some charity solves a need for a day. Sadaqah jariyah leaves behind something that keeps helping people again and again. It is giving that does not stop at a moment.
Why is Sadaqah Jariyah important in Islam?
Sadaqah jariyah is a gift that benefits people in this life, and it becomes a source of benefit for us and our loved ones in the next.
What are the benefits of Sadaqah Jariyah?
Allah describes the reward of charity as something that multiplies beyond what we can see:
“A grain of corn which grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains” (Qur’an 2:261)
This is how ongoing charity works. One act becomes many outcomes.
For example, when a community receives reliable access to clean water, it changes more than thirst. Families can cook without fear of illness. Children stay healthier and attend school more consistently. Clinics and small hospitals function better. Even food security improves when water becomes reliable.
Waduha see this principle clearly in Pakistan. When support is sustained, it does not only solve a problem, it protects futures. With Allah’s permission, the aim of sadaqah jariyah is not only to provide something useful for years to come, but to build knowledge and stability that communities can carry forward for generations.
What is the difference between Sadaqah and Sadaqah Jariyah?
Sadaqah is a voluntary act of kindness. It can be money, time, effort, or help given to ease someone’s situation. Sadaqah jariyah is a form of kindness that continues to benefit others over time, and because the benefit continues, its reward continues as well.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
“When a person dies, all their deeds end except three: a continuing charity, beneficial knowledge and a child who prays for them.” (Muslim)
This explains the heart of sadaqah jariyah. If someone builds a well, they are rewarded for giving it. But they are also rewarded every time someone drinks from it, every time a family uses it, every time it saves a child from sickness.
In the same way, supporting a child’s long-term education, building a care environment for vulnerable children, or enabling a sustainable water solution can continue to carry reward beyond a lifetime.
Why do Muslims give Sadaqah Jariyah?
Helping those who are less fortunate is central to Islamic teaching. Muslims give sadaqah jariyah because it supports people in real need and earns the pleasure of Allah. There is also something deeply human about it. People want to leave behind benefit. They want their years to mean something. Sadaqah jariyah gives a person a way to leave mercy behind.
Examples of Sadaqah Jariyah
Sadaqah jariyah is any ongoing charity that continues to benefit others. Examples include building an orphan care facility, supporting a medical care centre, or establishing access to clean water.
Here are examples of sadaqah jariyah that fit the spirit of Islam and the reality of human need:
- Teaching someone a valuable skill that they can use for life
- Building an institution of benefit such as a school, clinic, or mosque
- Providing a means of clean water such as a well or filtration system
- Spreading beneficial knowledge through teaching or books
- Planting trees that provide shade and sustenance
- Creating or supporting farmland and long-term food provision
- Creating shelter for people or animals
- Supporting something useful that benefits others consistently over time
How Waduha uses your Sadaqah Jariyah donations
For many vulnerable families in Pakistan, long-term support is not a luxury. It is the difference between recovery and repeated crisis. When you give sadaqah jariyah to Waduha, it can help protect children who have lost stability by supporting safe care, food, education, healthcare, and the kind of routine that rebuilds confidence.
It can also support long-term community needs such as sustainable water access and services that keep families from falling deeper into hardship.
It may support livelihoods and skills that help families earn with dignity, so they are not trapped in cycles of dependency. Waduha approaches sadaqah jariyah as an amanah. It is handled with care, verification, and responsibility, because it is not only money. It is worship.
