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Jeddah Widow and Orphan Support Project

On Saturday morning, the father and husband of a family of 5 living in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia passed away due to COVID-19. He leaves behind his widow and three children, including one which is an orphan.

إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ‎
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
Verily we belong to Allah and verily to Him do we return

Qur’an 2:156

The deceased was working to help people perform Umrah and Hajj prior to the global pandemic. He was unemployed for the last 18 months as Umrah and Hajj has essentially been closed. The widow and children urgently and desperately need your support for daily expenses including food, rent and local transportation. The family also is need of your support to help them travel out of the country as they are will no longer be able to stay in Saudi Arabia.

Why Donate Generously to Support this Family?

The Prophet ﷺ said: He who removes from a believer one of his difficulties of this world, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Resurrection; and he who finds relief for a hard-pressed person, Allah will make things easy for him on the Day of Resurrection.

Narrated/Authority of Abu Hurairah, Sahih

The Prophet ﷺ said: The one who strives to help widows and the poor is like the one who strives in jihad for the sake of Allah and the one who prays at night and the one who fasts during the day.

Narrated/Authority of Abu Hurairah, Sahih, Bukhari and Muslim

The Prophet ﷺ said: “I and the one who sponsors an orphan will be like this in Paradise” – and he ﷺ gestured with his forefinger and middle finger, holding them slightly apart..

Narrated/Authority of Sahl ibn Sa’d and Abu Hurairah, Sahih, Bukhari and Muslim