Why Providing Clean Water is the Best Sadaqah Jariyah

Water well donations are one of the most common forms of Sadaqah Jariyah. This is because clean water is one of the most important things for a person to survive. In fact, if someone has access to safe drinking water, they can go anywhere from two to three months without food. As a result, water is arguably the number one thing for a person’s well-being.

Though water is a vital need for a person’s physical health and a fundamental human right, as much as 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water. This is why Sadaqah Jariyah Water Projects go a long way, saving lives in the best way possible.

What is Considered Sadaqah Jariyah?

Sadaqah is a voluntary form of charity that holds immense rewards when done with pure intentions for the sake of Allah (SWT). Some examples of Sadaqah are:

• Feeding a hungry person
• Guiding a blind person
• Help an elderly person cross the road
• Removing a harmful thing from the path
• Smiling – it’s sunnah!

Sadaqah Jariyah refers to an ongoing charity that has a positive lasting impact on those in need even after you die. There are many acts that you can do for Sadaqah Jariyah:

• Donate towards a Mosque Construction – for every person who prays there, you can get a reward.
• Sponsor an Orphan – changing their life is rewarding, but for every good deed they do, you can get further reward.
• Donate a wheelchair or other materials to a hospital to help patients.
• Share and spread knowledge of the religion.
• Build a water well as Sadaqah Jariyah – this sustains communities for a lengthy time.

Why is Sadaqah Jariyah Important?

Sadaqah Jariyah encourages Muslims to assess their impact on the world. While there are several compulsory forms of charity, Sadaqah Jariyah is one of the voluntary types of charity that Muslims may carry out on their own accord. It must, however, have a lasting impact to be considered Sadaqah Jariyah, meaning you’d need to make a conscious effort to carry out an act of charity that stands even after you die.

Sadaqah Jariyah can also be carried out on behalf of a deceased person, meaning the person who is no longer in this world can get the reward in the hereafter for the act of charity.

Building water pumps helps provide safe drinking water to communities that wouldn’t otherwise have access to this. Sadaqah Jariyah water wells are among the most impactful charities in saving lives.

The Impact of Clean Water as Sadaqah Jariyah

We often take the blessing of having clean drinking water for granted when so many people around the world do not have this privilege. Clean water is needed not only for drinking but cleaning, cooking and the growth of crops.

Providing water to a person, family, or community is an act of Sadaqah. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was asked: “Which charity is best?” He replied, “[Providing] water”.’ [Abu Dawud]

Islamic water well donations help build water wells or pumps, which can be used continuously for generations to come. If the water you provide is a means of watering crops that sustain a family or community, or if the water provides hydration for people and animals, then you are gaining the rewards of Sadaqah Jariyah.

Opening a Water Well as Sadaqah Jariyah

Many families find that they need to walk many miles to collect water, which is likely to carry diseases. Building a water well would provide a village or community with easy access to clean water. This means men, women, and children have improved health and better standards of living.

Even after you pass away, you can reap the rewards of building a water well. For everyone who uses it, you will get the reward, Insha’Allah. This is why many people dedicate wells and water pumps to the deceased, who can also gain reward from it.

Build a water well for Sadaqah Jariyah and help our brothers and sisters around the world who are struggling! The Prophet, upon him, be peace, said: “The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity.” [Al-Tirmidhi]

Donate now as Sadaqah Jariyah.

You can donate to the Orphans in Need Sadaqah Jariyah Appeal to reap the rewards.

Orphans in Need uses your Sadaqah Jariyah donations for food, water, medicine and other lasting assistance for orphans and families in need. We operate across Bangladesh, The Gambia, India, Kenya, Jammu and Kashmir, Mali, Nepal, Palestine, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Sri Lanka, so you can rest assured that your donation will have a global impact.

Donate generously today!