Charity Verses
Which verse compares those who spend in the way of Allah to a grain that grows seven ears, each with one hundred grains?
The Cow (2:261)
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنۢبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِى كُلِّ سُنۢبُلَةٍۢ مِّا۟ئَةُ حَبَّةٍۢ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُضَـٰعِفُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ٢٦١
The example of those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah is that of a grain that sprouts into seven ears, each bearing one hundred grains. And Allah multiplies ˹the reward even more˺ to whoever He wills. For Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
This hadith teaches that even a _____ can count as charity.
Hint: It's free and you can do it right now!
Answer here was a smile but the hadith shares many other actions as well!
Abu Dharr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:
"Your smiling in the face of your brother is charity, commanding good and forbidding evil is charity, your giving directions to a man lost in the land is charity for you. Your seeing for a man with bad sight is a charity for you, your removal of a rock, a thorn or a bone from the road is charity for you. Your pouring what remains from your bucket into the bucket of your brother is charity for you."
[Tirmidhi 1956]
What is the name of the treaty that the second Caliph put in place after the fath of Al-Quds?
Who was the Caliph and what was that treaty about?
Al-’Uhda al-’Umariyya (The treaty of Umar), by the Caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab. This treaty guaranteed safety and religious freedom to the people of Al-Quds.
For every £1 donated to Islamic Relief, we spend __p directly on helping people in need.
Plus or minus 5p is accepted.
88p of every pound donated spent on helping those in need – For every £1 donated to Islamic Relief, we spend 88p directly on helping people in need. The remainder goes towards raising more funds and essential administrative costs to support the professional delivery of everything we do.
I am a trust you were never allowed to keep for yourself, yet you may hold me temporarily. What am I?
Answer: an Amānah (a trust—rights, responsibilities, wealth, roles)
Which verse encourages giving secretly and openly?
The Cow (2:274)
ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ سِرًّۭا وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٢٧٤
Those who spend their wealth in charity day and night, secretly and openly—their reward is with their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
In this hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said that the ____ ____ is better than the ____ ____.
Answer: upper hand, lower hand
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The upper hand is better than the lower one (i.e., the spending hand is better than the receiving hand); and begin (charity) with those who are under your care; and the best charity is that which given out of surplus; and he who asks (Allah) to help him abstain from the unlawful and the forbidden, Allah will fulfill his wish; and he who seeks self-sufficiency will be made self-sufficient by Allah".
[Riyad As-Salihin 296]
Which companion was at the head of the army during the fath of Al-Quds (under Caliph Umar)?
Abu Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah
We work in more than __ countries!
Plus or minus 3 countries is fine!
We work in more than 40 countries – From our beginnings in the United Kingdom, Islamic Relief has expanded to deliver aid and fundraise in more than 40 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America.
The Qur’anic instruction that forbids believers from letting hatred cause them to abandon fairness.
Answer: Al Adl (Justice)
Which verse describes the believers as those who give food, despite loving it, to the needy, the orphan, and the captive.
Al Insan (76:8)
وَيُطْعِمُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ مِسْكِينًۭا وَيَتِيمًۭا وَأَسِيرًا ٨
and give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor, the orphan, and the captive,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
This hadith states that protecting yourself from the Fire can be done even by _____?
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying:
"Save yourself from Hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in charity."
[Sahih Bukhari 1417]
How many of our brothers and sisters in Sudan needs urgent humanitarian needs?
Approximately 33.7 million people, about two-thirds of Sudan’s population, require urgent humanitarian assistance, including food, shelter, healthcare, and protection
Supporting more than ___ orphaned children!
Plus or minus 5 000 is fine.
Supporting more than 80,000 orphaned children – Islamic Relief’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme, established in 1986, helps support children across several continents. The assistance of our generous sponsors helps ensure children can attend school and that families have their basic needs met.
I can be on your tongue, but my true home is your heart; I turns fear into calm. What am I?
Answer: Dhikr (remembrance of Allah)
Which verse reminds believers that righteousness includes giving wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, and the needy.
The Cow (2:177)
۞ لَّيْسَ ٱلْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ۖ وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ فِى ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ١٧٧
Righteousness is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the poor, ˹needy˺ travellers, beggars, and for freeing captives; who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and keep the pledges they make; and who are patient in times of suffering, adversity, and in ˹the heat of˺ battle. It is they who are true ˹in faith˺, and it is they who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
In this famous hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said that the best charity is given during good ____ and while hoping for _____ and fearing _____.
Answer: health, wealth and poverty.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What kind of charity is the best?" He replied. "To give in charity when you are healthy and greedy hoping to be wealthy and afraid of becoming poor. Don't delay giving in charity till the time when you are on the death bed when you say, 'Give so much to so and- so and so much to so-and so,' and at that time the property is not yours but it belongs to so-and-so (i.e. your inheritors).
[Sahih Bukhari 2748]
Between 2015 and 2018, population growth in Uyghur-majority areas of Xinjiang (Kashgar and Hotan) fell by __%?
Between 2015 and 2018, population growth in Uyghur-majority areas of Xinjiang fell by 84%. Birth rates in Xinjiang dropped by 24% in 2019 alone, compared to a 4.2% national decline.
In 2020, a £ __ million meaning that we were able to help millions people in the world!
The support of our generous donors saw Islamic Relief’s income rise to a staggering £149 million in 2020, meaning that we were able to help 13.8 million people in 39 countries – a record number – as the world grappled with the coronavirus pandemic.
I’m the difference between “I did it” and “Allah accepted it”: I am purity with no audience. What am I?
Answer: Ikhlas (sincerity)
Which verse in the Qu'ran says that whatever you spend in charity, then Allah will replace/compensate it.
Saba (34:39)
قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۥ ۚ وَمَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّن شَىْءٍۢ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُۥ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ ٣٩
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate ˹you˺ for it. For He is the Best Provider.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
What type of charity continues to benefit a person even after death?
Must give the full hadith!
Hint: 3 points are mentioned!
Hadith:
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (for the deceased).
[Sahih Muslim 1631]
Examples includes building a mosque, a well and so on!
What percentage of Palestine has been destroyed (infrastructures)?
Plus or minus 5% is accepted
Satellite analysis shows 174,500 buildings damaged, with 68% destroyed or severely damaged, creating 53 million tons of debris—enough to take 22 years to clear.
What breaks the heart most is knowing these infrastructures were not empty..
Always make dua for our oppressed brothers and sisters.
Islamic Relief is a faith-inspired Charity organization. Our key are ___, ___, ___,___,___?
If you can say at least two of them, it's fine!
Our key values are compassion, justice, custodianship, sincerity and excellence – a critical part of our Islamic faith - inspire us each and every day to create positive change and remember the sanctity of life.
In line with Islamic teachings on the value of every human life, we provide assistance to whoever needs it most, regardless of race, religion or gender. We work to transform and save lives of people in crisis both Canada and across the world.
I’m the worship that can happen while you sleep—if you planted me before you closed your eyes. What am I?
Answer: A sincere intention (niyyah) / planning good