MOROCCO WINTER PROJECT 2013- FEEDING 100 FAMILIES

MOROCCAN WINTER PROJECT 2013- FEEDING 100 FAMILIES

"And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,  [Saying], "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah . We wish not from you reward or gratitude." SOORAH AL-INSAN 76:8-9

Having traveled and witnessed the living conditions of our brothers and sisters living in Moroccan villages, I can honestly say that some of them are living in the most terrible conditions I have ever seen. The majority are so poor that they live in basic tin houses with very little food and clothes. Many suffer from illnesses but cannot afford to buy medicine or visit a good doctor. Their houses are so fragile and poorly built that when it rains the water travels through into the house as well as the winter cold.

This being our biggest project yet, we aim to feed 100 families during the winter. We want to be able to provide them with food packages to help them get through the winter and to ease one less burden upon them in shaa Allaah.

Each food package costs £30 and will provide them with the following;

A big sack of flour
2 kg of rice
5 ltr of oil
2 kg of lentils
2 kg of potato
1 kg of white beans
1 kg of tomato
1 kg of salt
Big bag of washing powder to wash their clothes

To feed 100 families we need to raise £3000 to ensure each family gets a food package in shaa Allaah.  I ask you for the sake of Allaah please help with whatever you can and help us feed the poor this winter.

The sayings of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him)
"Among the best deeds are to feed the poor and the deserving and to greet those whom you know and those whom you do now know"
 Saheeh Al-Bukhari Hadeeth No. 826 Book 2 Chapter 6

TO DONATE: http://www.youcaring.com/other/morocco-winter-project-2013/98503

HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES TOO! - FOOD PACKAGES

Asalaamu'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

Some people seem to think that just because we are living in the UK there are no people who are struggling financially or struggling to put food on the table. Even with the governments help some people are finding it extremely, to the extent that they find it hard to buy food to eat or feed their families subhan'Allaah.

We decided to make food packages to help our brothers and sisters going through a tough time. We provided some essentials to help them along the way

IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING OR KNOW ANYONE WHO MAY BE IN NEED OF A FOOD PACKAGE PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA THE CONTACT FORM ON THE BLOG (ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE) JAZAKUMALLAAHU KHAYRAN. MAY ALLAAH EASE THE AFFAIRS OF ALL THE MUSLIMS AAMEEN. 

EID MUBARAK!!

Eid mubarak to you all & your families. May Allaah fill your day with barakah and make it a joyous one. Aameen

May He ease the affairs of all our brothers and sisters suffering around the world. Aameen

BURMA APPEAL UPDATE! ALLAAHU AKBAAR WA LILLAHIL HAMD WE REACHED OUR TARGET!

Asalaamu'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu 

Once again we have managed to reach our target of £1000 by the mercy of Allaah azzawajaal. During these blessed days people have been extremely generous and I ask Allaah to reward each & every one of you who donated and shared with others Aameen!! 

Your donations will go a long way in shaa Allaah! It will go towards providing food, shelter, clothes & many other necessities in shaa Allaah. May Allaah aid our brothers & sisters in Burma and ease their affairs Aameen 

BaraakAllaahu Feekum 

BURMA IS BLEEDING... THE WORLD HAS FORGOTTEN!!

BURMA IS BLEEDING...THE WORLD HAS FORGOTTEN!!

Asalaamu'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakatuhu

While the atrocities in Syria are being spoken of in the media and by the mashayakh, the on going slaughter of Muslims in places such as Burma, Mali, Palestine and various other places are being forgotten. 

http://m.aljazeera.com/story/2013101105542511855   

Just a few days ago the mushrikeen of Burma have burnt down the houses of our brothers & sisters. They have left no one untouched from killing a 94 year old sister to stabbing a pregnant sister 7 times. Allaahu Musta3aan

They are in need of our help! Through du'aa, aid & donations! 

Wake up ya Ummah Muhammed! (Alayhi salaatu wa sallaam) the ummah is bleeding for every corner and yet we remain unaware and continue living our lives while day by day the casualties increase.

What will we say in front of Allaah when asked what we did to help the ummah?! 

Please for the sake of Allaah,your fellow muslims & the sake of your akhirah step up and help with whatever you are able to! 

Allaahumma ansur muslimeen wal mujahideena fi kulli makaan! 

TARGET: £1000 in shaa Allaah 

Were looking to raise £100 a day in shaa Allaah!

We need 10 people to donate £10 or 20 people to donate £5 in shaa Allaah 

TO DONATE PLEASE DO SO VIA THIS LINK: www.justgiving.com/HelpingBurmaMuslims

"There are No days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these 10 days." [Bukhaari]

MAKE EID A CELEBRATION FOR ALL UPDATE: WE REACHED OUR TARGET ALHAMDULILAAH!

Asalaamu'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakatuhu

Allaahu Akbaar wa Lillahi Hamd

Jazakum'Allaah Khayran to everyone who donated. By the will of Allaah azzawajaal then the generous brothers & sisters we have managed to reach our target to feed the poor this Eid al-Adha!

I ask Allaah to bless you all in both worlds & grant you all nothing less than Firdous al-a3la Aameen ya Rabb

MAKING EID A CELEBRATION FOR ALL: 9 DAYS LEFT TO RAISE £400!!

Assalamu alaykum warahmatuAllahi taala wabarakatuh

All praise is due to Allah. May his peace and blessings be upon the last and final 

messenger Muhammad Ibn Abdullah.

As some of you are aware, we are desperately trying to raise money for Udhiya (Qurbani) to feed poor families who have been affected by war and oppression. We would like to raise money to do Udhiya which will feed families that are in dire need. We will be providing (By Allah's permission) for those who have lost the breadwinner of their families and others who simply have no means of earning due to on-going conflict and negligence by the authorities. The bulk of our attention will be faced towards families who are experiencing all of the above, but in addition to this, have members of their families incarcerated unjustly. In the latter stages of my message I shall expound upon the reason for focusing our attention on prisoners and their families' inshallah.

There is far too much daleel (proof/evidences) from Ahadith and the works of noble scholars from both past and more contemporary ones, clarifying the obligation of assisting Muslim prisoners and aiding their families. By Allah, they are not in need of us - for they have Allah azza wa jal as their protector and he does not test a believer with more than they can bear. Rather we are in need of aiding them, so that on the day of reckoning, we may say that we came to the aid of a fellow Muslim and would consequently have an ounce of an excuse to present to Allah on the day when the angels will be in fright upon witnessing the wrath of the all mighty. Think about it dear brothers and sisters. The angels are sinless. They were created with the soul purpose of worshiping Allah azza wa jal. Yet if they will be in terror on this day, what will our state be? We seek refuge in Allah!

To witness what has been raised thus far is deplorable to say the least! By Allah, we are able to raise far more! 

Please do not give excuses that you have donated elsewhere. The companions (ra) would give and when they were asked to give more they would do so without a shadow of an excuse or delay. Uthman Bin Afaan (ra) would give continuously. After spending vast amounts of his wealth in the path of Allah. The prophet (SallaaAllaahu 3layhi wa Sallaam) asked for men to come forward and finance a battle and Uthman (ra) immediately responded. Upon seeing this generosity the prophet  SallaAllaahu 3layhi wassalam exclaimed; "No harm shall afflict Uthman after this day. No harm shall afflict Uthman after this day!" Uthman gave generously. Prior to Islam he was tremendously wealthy, yet following his conversation to Islam and the endless boycotts and wars against Islam and Muslims, his wealth was ever decreasing and unstable. Though his fortune dwindled with his continual financial support for the deen of Allah, he did not cease giving, making claims that "he gave" previously.

By Allah, how many of us indulge in luxury without even knowing it? Billahi alykum, how many of you need the things you buy? How many, must taste the things they spend vast amounts on tasting? How many, need to travel to places of entertainment to entertain the eye? Do we not feel for our brothers and sisters while we are engaged in this attachment to this dunya?

Allah says: "You prefer (pleasures) of the worldly life, but the hereafter is more enduring (everlasting)" Surah A'la verse 15-16.

We have a culture particularly in the west, where we religiously dine out as a form of socialising. Whether it be on a weekly basis, fortnightly etc. If we do not engage in such things our lives for some reason feel incomplete. Take this as an example - If a group of brothers/sisters intended to dine out during the week. If 6 brothers/sisters proposed dining out but simply decided to sacrifice this luxury in order to feed those, (for whom dining at restaurants is beyond imagination) on average, you could save roughly £15 depending on the type of places you are dining at. If you save £15 that's £90 raised by a small group of friends overnight! We are not asking you to sacrifice your entire wealth. This one instance of sacrificing will raise enough to feed many people who will make dua for you with their empty stomachs from the bottom of their hearts. As for you, you can continue going to your restaurant. Simply postpone it till the following week or the week after that!

Words do not justify how I feel. We plan to dress our children for Eid while others are buying a kafaan to bury their dead. We go through endless recipes spending huge amounts of money to eat on this day of celebration while others are preoccupied with the thought of how they'll safeguard their lives. The families of prisoners who wish to help are in a horrifying state. Many are being approached by missionaries carrying a loaf of bread on one hand and a Bible in the other. How humiliated are we? While this is happening we do not come to their aid, rather we are engrossed in pleasing our own naffs in this dunya. In Surah 6:32 Allah says; And the life of this world is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is the house in the Hereafter for those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious). So will you not then understand?

Upon witnessing the state of the Muslims during the genocide in Bosnia Sheikh Anwar Asha'ban rahimahu Allah once said; "I cannot stress enough on the importance of freeing our prisoners. The one who is dead has been given Shahada if Allah accepts them, and that's the end of his hayat. But as for the one who is in captivity, he is facing torture methods previously unheard of. Often these methods destroy them mentally and drive them to apostasy. That is why the prophet salla Allahu alayhi wassalam and our scholars placed so much emphasis on the importance of freeing Muslim captives. If believers are apostating in torture cells and we are still motionless, then I see no khair (goodness) left in this Ummah"

Ibn Qudamah Al-Hanbali said (Al-Mughni 9/228):

"It is obligatory upon the believers to pay the ransom money for the Muslim prisoners"

Sheikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said (Al-Fatawa 28/635):

Freeing the prisoners is one of the greatest compulsory deeds and spending ransom money and other means towards that, is one of the greatest ways to come close to Allah.

Abu Dawud mentions the hadith narrated by Abu Talha Al-Ansari and Jabir Bin Abdullah, that the Prophet Muhammad salla Allahu alayhi wassalam said, "No man forsakes a Muslim when his rights are being violated or his honour is being belittled except that Allah will forsake him at a place in which he would love to have His help. And no man helps a Muslim at a time when his honour is being belittled or his rights violated except that Allah will help him at a place in which he loves to have His help".

If we are unable to free the prisoners, we should at the very least create awareness and look after their families!

Please, I urge you again to give generously and if you are sincerely able to give no more than £1, please do give this as even £1 will make a huge difference to these people. We are working with brothers who will do the udhyia and distribute the meat cost-free. They have witnessed the situation of Muslim families in these areas first hand and confirmed the terrible state they are in.

You can donate using this link : www.youcaring.com/yateem 

Please forward to others.

Wa jazakumallahykhairan

May Allah hasten the release of our prisoners. May he remove the oppression from our lands and return the glory to the blessed Ummah of Muhammad salla Allahu alayhi wassalam

Wasalaamu alaykum wa rahmutullahi wa barakatuh