Give
Charity by Feeding Someone Iftar
This is like the UWT food
packages, which are distributed in needy areas. The Iftar packages
are essentially the same, but are considered more rewarding as they
are not only feeding the poor but also enabling them to fast. One
can donate towards one person's meal or help provide a village with
food.
The Islamic
ruling of feeding the fasting is that of feeding the poor and the
responsibility is the same. The rewards can be greater however, as
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has said.
The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has said, "Whoever feeds a
fasting person be it a date, or a sip of water or a gulp of milk,
and the month is one the beginning of which is mercy, the middle of
which is forgiveness and the end of which is freedom from the fire:
whoever lightens the load of his subordinates, Allah will forgive
him and free him from the fire… And whoever quenches the thirst of a
fasting person Allah will give him drink from a special pool and he
will never feel thirst until entry into Jannah."
(at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn
Hibban)
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